White House to Israel: Ensure reporters’ security

The White House says Israel has a “paramount responsibility” to make sure the protection of journalists overlaying the spiraling battle.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki tweeted on Saturday that the U.S. has “communicated on to the Israelis that guaranteeing the protection and safety of journalists and impartial media is a paramount duty.
President Joe Biden has urged a de-escalation, however has publicly backed Israel’s proper to self-defense from Hamas rockets fired from Gaza.
The White House assertion adopted an Israeli airstrike that focused and destroyed a high-rise constructing in Gaza City that housed places of work of The Associated Press and different media retailers.
AP’s president and CEO Gary Pruitt mentioned the company was “shocked and horrified” on the strike.
AP staffers and different tenants safely evacuated the constructing after the navy telephoned a warning that the strike was imminent inside an hour. Three heavy missiles struck the 12-story constructing, collapsing it in a large cloud of mud.