Julie Pace
@jpaceDC
So stunned. Our @AP bureau in Gaza has been destroyed by an Israeli airstrike. //

LIVE footage of the moment an Israeli air raid bombed the offices of Al Jazeera and The Associated Press in Gaza City ⬇️

🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/RvtP1lEX1x pic.twitter.com/RBO1ZiDAl0

— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) May 15, 2021 //

This was decision by the AP to place their bureau offices within a known Hamas safehouse; the reason they did it was for journalistic access, never imagining that something like this might happen. Hamas, of course, WANTED either defense or for it to happen for propaganda. https://t.co/8c7vH9T5zU

— Jeff B. tried to do his best, but he could not (@EsotericCD) May 15, 2021 //

Pro tip:
Make sure your landlord isn’t Hamas.
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) May 15, 2021 //

Israel Defense Forces
@IDF
Here's some important context to the headlines you’re seeing about Israel Defense Forces operations in the Gaza Strip

1/ Hamas has turned residential areas in the Gaza Strip into military strongholds.

It uses tall buildings in Gaza for multiple military purposes such as intelligence gathering, planning attacks, command and control, and communications.

2/ When Hamas uses a tall building for military purposes, it becomes a lawful military target.

3/ The Israel Defense Forces struck a number of such buildings in recent days, but before we did so, we took steps to try and ensure that civilians would not be harmed.

4/ We called the building's residents and warned them to leave. We sent SMS messages. We dropped "roof knocker" bombs; they make loud noises and hit only the roof. We provided sufficient time to evacuate.

5/ We'll say it again: When Hamas places military assets inside such a building, it becomes a lawful military target. This is clear international law.

This is the thread the world needs to see. //

Ben McDonald
@Bmac0507
The irony of mainstream media being headquartered in a Hamas building is too much for one Saturday