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May. 15, 2021 4:00 PM An Israeli airstrike destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza Citythat housed offices of The Associated Press and other media outlets on Saturday.  The airstrike came roughly an hour after the Israeli military ordered people to evacuate the building. There was no immediate explanation for why the building was targeted. The building houses The Associated Press, Al-Jazeera and a number of offices and apartments.  AP President and CEO Gary Pruitt said he was "shocked and horr...

BJP’s account in Kerala is closed for now, but social fault lines will keep it alive in the state BJP’s account in Kerala is closed for now, but social fault lines will keep it alive in the state The persistence of violence, caste issues and a remittance economy are like powder kegs at the heart of the state’s progressive politics. A Bharatiya Janata Party supporter during a 2019 general election rally in Kerala. | Arun Sankar / AFP The dust has settled, and the Bharati...

AP Photo/Hatem Moussa Yesterday, the Israeli Defense Forces publicly stated, “air and ground troops are currently attacking in the Gaza Strip.” IDF air and ground troops are currently attacking in the Gaza Strip. That sounded, quite reasonably, like they were announcing they’d moved into Gaza on the ground. So many reported that, citing the IDF statement. We reported it, noting the IDF statement, and then clarified when they ultimately said they hadn’t yet invaded on the ground. But the...

Israeli army spokesperson apologized for falsely claiming Israel had begun a ground operation in Gaza. However, reports say it was not a mistake, but rather an attempt to use foreign media to push Hamas underground

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Per Axios, the AP president gnashed his teeth over the incident. “We are shocked and horrified that the Israeli military would target and destroy the building housing AP’s bureau and other news organizations in Gaza,” AP president and CEO Gary Pruitt said in a statement on Saturday. “This is an incredibly disturbing development … We narrowly avoided a terrible loss of life.” One: no, they didn’t narrowly avoid anything. Israel called to warn them and dropped a knock bomb to let th...

The Latest: Biden talks to Abbas on latest Gaza escalation The Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 24 1of24People hold placards and Palestinian flags as they march in solidarity with the Palestinian people amid the ongoing conflict with Israel, during a demonstration in London, Saturday, May 15, 2021.Alberto Pezzali/APShow MoreShow Less 2of24A view of a 11-story building housing AP office and other media in Gaza City is seen as Israeli warplanes demolished it, Saturday, May 15, 20...

Israel Airstrikes Destroy Associated Press and Al Jazeera Bureaus in Gaza Manori Ravindran, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Israel’s air force on Saturday attacked a tower block in Gaza housing the offices of the Associated Press (AP), Al Jazeera and the Middle East Eye. The airstrikes came six days into renewed conflict between Israel and Hamas. They took place roughly an hour after Israeli military ordered an evacuation of the Al-Jalaa tower building, which housed the outlets’ bureaus a...

Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. It's great to be here today for the Defence Connect Budget Lunch… After my good friend and colleague the Treasurer...

The International Criminal Court's Fatou Bensouda says she would press ahead with her war crimes inquiry even without the cooperation of Israel