Israeli warplanes bombed, in the early hours of Sunday, Shawwa Tower in the center of Gaza City, which includes a number of media offices, causing a number of injuries among journalists.
Local sources said in the Gaza Strip that the Israeli military aircraft bombed at least two missiles on al-Quds TV channel office in the tower directly, resulting in the injury of five journalists working for al-Quds.
The sources added that Khader al-Zahhar, a cameraman with al-Quds TV, had a leg amputated due to injuries sustained in the attack.
Six journalists were moderately injured, five of whom were identified as Darwish Bulbul, Ibrahim Labed, Muhammad al-Akhras and Hazem al-Daour, all al-Quds TV employees.
Israeli military sources confirmed that the bombing of two buildings in the central Gaza Strip, in the early hours Sunday morning was based on a military decision, stressing that they deliberately targeted the building.
Commenting on the targeting of the al-Shawwa and al-Shuruq buildings, which house a number of media organizations, an Israeli army spokesman said forces targeted the antennae of the building.
The Al-Shawa building, struck in the early hours, houses a number of media organizations, including Al-Manar, Al-Aqsa, Arabiya in addition to BBC and Sky News.
