Germany called for Israel to explain the air attack on the city of Gaza, which killed six employees of the Arab news television al-Jazeera. According to the German diplomacy department, killing media employees is “absolutely unacceptable”, TASR reports on the basis of DPA report.
“When there is such a killing, as it happened now, the responsible party must clearly and transparently explain why it considered it necessary,” said the German Foreign Ministry spokesman on Monday, adding that this has not yet happened.
The attitude of Germany
The resort stressed that journalists must be protected, and Israel must justify any violation of this protection. “From our point of view, Israel is now expected to be given the most transparent and most distinguishable explanation,” the spokesman continued. Authorities must ensure that reporters in Gaza can do their work freely and safely, he added.
Al-Jazeera in Gaza announced on Sunday that the Israeli attack was killed by journalist Ash-Sharif, who at that time was in the tent for journalists placed in front of the main entrance to the hospital, as well as her other five employees.
Israeli explanation
The Israeli Armed Forces (IDF) confirmed that their attack was the “terrorist” Ash-Sharif, who was married to a journalist al-Jazies. According to IDF, he was “the leader of the terrorist cell of the Hamas terrorist organization and was responsible for missile attacks on Israeli civilians and IDF units”. According to Al-Jazeera, the Israeli army did not provide any documents verified by independent international authorities to prove it.
The attack was also condemned by the German Association of Journalists (DJV). Its chairman Mika Beuster said that even if Ash-Sharif was a militant, it would not justify the bombing of the tent used by journalists.
According to the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 200 journalists have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the war in this enclave in October 2023.
