An Israeli airstrike has flattened a high-rise building housing the Associated Press and other media offices in Gaza City.
The owner of the building says he had received a call from the Israeli military that the building would be targeted.
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Jawwad Mahdi said he was told to go into the building to make sure all residents have evacuated. He was told he had an hour to make sure everyone has left the building.
Watch: An Israeli airstrike flattens a high-rise building housing the AP and other media offices in #Gaza City. #Palestinehttps://t.co/tGXr5Kf0AR pic.twitter.com/qwqMSVi5iJ
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) May 15, 2021
The Associated Press contacted Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus who said he was not immediately aware of plans to bomb the building, but would check.
AP staffers and residents of the building fled in a panic after being told of the warning.
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