US requests evidence after Israeli airstrike destroys foreign media offices in Gaza

Israel said Hamas assets were in the building, but US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday he has yet to see evidence of this.
Journalists sit on to the rubble of Jala Tower, which was housing international press offices, following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip on May 15, 2021. The airstrike demolished the 13-floor building housing Qatar-based Al-Jazeera television and American news agency The Associated Press in the Gaza Strip.
Journalists sit on to the rubble of Jala Tower, which was housing international press offices, following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip on May 15, 2021. The airstrike demolished the 13-floor building housing Qatar-based Al Jazeera television and American news agency The Associated Press. - MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images
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The fallout from the Israeli airstrike that destroyed a Gaza building hosting international media outlets continued today when the top US diplomat addressed the issue.

On Saturday, an Israeli airstrike destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza that hosted The Associated Press, Al Jazeera and other media outlets. Israel warned the journalists beforehand and they evacuated and said that Hamas military assets were inside.

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