Israel Palestine war: attack on Gaza tower caught on live news report
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The attack, which is part of Israel’s retaliation to Hamas attacks this morning, was caught live on camera as Al Jazeera’s Youmna El Sayed was giving an update from another building nearby. “It’s okay,” she said, “this is a missile attack on a Palastine tower right in the middle of Gaza city.” The presenter then asked her to “take a moment to breath”. “Looking at all the buildings adjacent to it, you can imagine the amount of destruction that is in.” Israel has declared itself at war and vowed “immense” revenge after Hamas launched an unprecedented strike across the heavily fortified border with Gaza on Saturday morning, firing thousands of rockets in a shock attack by land, sea and air. Israel’s air force said in a statement its fighter jets had hit two high-rise buildings in Gaza, alleging that they housed Hamas “military infrastructure”.