GAZA CITY, Palestine
Two Anadolu Agency journalists sustained injuries Thursday evening in an Israeli raid on northern Gaza.
Photojournalist Mustafa Hassouna and cameraman Mohammad al-Aloul were injured while covering an Israeli strike in the northern Gaza Strip.
2 Anadolu Agency journalists injured by Israeli raid in Gaza
— ANADOLU AGENCY (@anadoluagency) May 13, 2021
Photojournalist Mustafa Hassouna and cameraman Mohammad al-Aloul were injured while covering an Israeli strike in the northern Gaza Strip https://t.co/HO7ZkURj8G pic.twitter.com/WVoFvyAbCO
Both journalists, whose injuries were moderate, were transferred to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Turkey's Communications Director Fahrettin Altun extended his wishes to the injured journalists for a speedy recovery.
Kadın, çocuk, genç, ihtiyar ayırmadan terör estirmeye devam eden İsrail’in saldırılarında yine @anadoluajansi çalışanlarımız yaralandı.
— Fahrettin Altun (@fahrettinaltun) May 13, 2021
Kameramanımız Muhammed el-Alul ile foto muhabirimiz Mustafa Hassuna’ya acil şifalar diliyorum. Hepimize geçmiş olsun. https://t.co/8gKAYjVoCu
"Our @anadoluajansi employees were injured during the attacks by Israel, which continues to terrorize women, children, the young and the elderly," he said on Twitter.
Having targeted @AnadoluAgency in recent days, conducted an airstrike against the @TRTArabi office in Gaza to show that it has no respect for any value.
— Fahrettin Altun (@fahrettinaltun) May 13, 2021
We condemn Israel’s state terrorism. We will do everything in our power to hold it accountable for all those crimes.
On Wednesday, the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists said eight journalists were assaulted by Israeli forces in occupied East Jerusalem between May 7 and 10.
GAZA CITY, GAZA - MAY 13: Anadolu Agency's cameraman Mohammad al-Aloul is being carried with a stretcher to be transferred for his treatment Al-Quds Hospital following an emergency treatment at Indonesian hospital after he and photojournalist Mustafa Hassouna were injured while covering an Israeli strike in the northern Gaza Strip on May 13, 2021 in Gaza City, Gaza. ( Ali Jadallah - Anadolu Agency )
It said three among them were from Anadolu Agency, including correspondent Turgut Alp Boyraz, photographer Mustafa al-Kharouf and cameraman Fayez Abu Rumaila.
Israel continues to target Gaza with heavy bombardments, killing 83 Palestinians so far, including 17 children and seven women, according to health officials. At least 487 others have been injured, in addition to heavy damage to residential buildings across the enclave.
To date, seven Israelis have been killed in the recent violence -- six of them in rocket attacks, in addition to a soldier killed when an anti-tank guided missile struck his jeep.
Tensions have been running high in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem over the past month as Israeli settlers swarmed in following a court order for the eviction of Palestinian families in the area.
Israel occupied East Jerusalem during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war and annexed the entire city in 1980, a move that has never been recognized by the international community.
*Ahmed Asmar contributed to this report from Ankara
