Posted on Jun 3, 2021
Israeli official rolls back army chief comments on AP Gaza
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Israel’s defense minister on Monday distanced himself from comments made by his military chief after Israel bombed a Gaza Strip high-rise housing an Associated Press office and other news outlets, saying the remarks were not meant to be taken literally.
In an article published on the website of Channel 12 news over the weekend, the military chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Aviv Kohavi, was quoted as saying that “the building was destroyed justly” and he did not have a “gram of regret.”
The article claimed that the Hamas militant group that rules Gaza used various floors of the Jalaa Tower for “significant electronic warfare” meant to disrupt Israeli air force GPS communications.
The article then said Kohavi had told “a foreign source” that AP journalists drank coffee each morning in a cafeteria in the building’s entrance with Hamas electronics experts, whether they knew it or not.
In an article published on the website of Channel 12 news over the weekend, the military chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Aviv Kohavi, was quoted as saying that “the building was destroyed justly” and he did not have a “gram of regret.”
The article claimed that the Hamas militant group that rules Gaza used various floors of the Jalaa Tower for “significant electronic warfare” meant to disrupt Israeli air force GPS communications.
The article then said Kohavi had told “a foreign source” that AP journalists drank coffee each morning in a cafeteria in the building’s entrance with Hamas electronics experts, whether they knew it or not.
Israeli official rolls back army chief comments on AP Gaza
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is that their way of saying "oops"???? guess we got caught lying, just like the orange man taught us. always make the press the bad guy
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sounds to me like they either missed their target or targeted the wrong building. and they can divulge the info they had without divulging sources
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Considering the history of the Jewish people, one would think Israelis would be more sensitive to the plight of the Palestinians.
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SGT Charlie Lee - It's unlikely Hamas would be attacking Israel if the Israelis would withdraw their occupation troops and stop settling Israeli civilians on Palestinian land.
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