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.

The Reuters car was clearly marked all over as a media vehicle. The Israeli army said the car had not been identified as press and expressed regret that journalists had been hurt.

Israeli ground forces backed by helicopters were conducting an operation inside the Gaza Strip on Saturday evening, near the Karni crossing. “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.”

According to the Associated Press, the white sports utility vehicle was emblazoned with the Reuters logo and had “TV” and “Press” written on it in English, Arabic and Hebrew.

Source: BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5289984.stm

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