BASHAR TALEB by way of Getty Pictures
Journalists attempting to cowl the airdrops of humanitarian help into Gaza have been apparently warned by Israel that any filming of the territory from the air will end in penalties for the help deliveries.
“We were given quite a strict pre-flight briefing, that the Israelis have said we’re not allowed to film any shots of Gaza from the air. And if we do, these airdrop flights will either be canceled or delayed,” a Sky Information reporter stated from the within of a airplane carrying support on Monday.
The BBC’s Jeremy Bowen stated that Jordan gave him an analogous message from Israel.
“But I spent 10 minutes looking at it with my own eyes,” he stated. “And I can tell you that communities in the north of Gaza that I knew well – very vibrant, tens of thousands of people living hard lives, but actually with a remarkable human spirit – are flat. There’s nothing left of them.”
Israel has barred worldwide journalists from accessing Gaza since starting its offensive, regardless of stress from press teams to permit for elevated transparency.
The claims come only a couple days after haunting aerial footage confirmed Beit Hanoun in North Gaza fully flattened. The video was taken by YINONEWS, based by former Knesset member Yinon Magal, and consists of the caption: “Soon, throughout the entire Strip, God willing.”
