Israeli rocket hits Reuters car

An Israeli air strike on a car in Gaza City during a security operation has injured a Reuters news agency cameraman and a local journalist.

At least one rocket hit the car as the cameraman was filming, knocking him unconscious, while the second man received serious leg wounds.

Reuters says the vehicle was clearly marked all over as media.

The Israeli army said the car had not been identified as press and expressed regret that journalists had been hurt.

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"During the operation, there was an aerial attack on a suspicious vehicle that drove in a suspicious manner right by the forces and in between the Palestinian militant posts," Israeli army spokeswoman Capt Noa Meir said.

"This car was not identified by the army as a press vehicle. If journalists were hurt, we regret it."

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Allah's following the situation here.  SeeDubya has his doubts we're getting the whole story.

If, if, innocent journalists were injured in the process of trying to provide neutral coverage of a legitimate news event they have my sympathy and best wishes for a speedy recovery. I presume more information will become available as time goes on.

Contributed by Bill Faith on August 26, 2006 at 08:59 PM in Bill Faith, Islamism Delenda Est, Israel | Permalink

Comments

Posted by: Rurik

Where's Green Helmet? Its not an atrocity unless Green Helmet is there! I want Green Helmet!
With all the reports of Hezbollah moving its forces in ambulances and other identifiably neutral vehicles, we should be charitable toward the IDFAF. At the very worst, blame the sheet heads who have polluted all signs of neutrality.
However, I notice that both the journalists involved have Arabic names, and one is identified as working for the "Palestine News Agency". Neutral? If you accept that, I've got a used goat to sell you. Sympathy for journalists is pretty difficult for me, even if Allahpundit says that makes me a turd - I've been called a lot worse by the neutral media over the last four decades. Best I can give those two gomers is "they were 'Arabic Ernie Pyles', reporting with their troops." But then what does that say about the sphincters at Roto-reuters who hired the enemy? They ought to get he next rocket. If a journalist is from Fox, give him a chance but watch him. If he's from anywhere else, rocket first and apologize later.

Posted by: Rurik | Aug 27, 2006 6:48:53 PM