BBC Journalist Attacked by ’Angry ’Israeli’’ During Live Report on Gaza

Local Editor

A BBC correspondent was attacked on air in the occupied city of Ashkelon, just outside seized Gaza, while reporting on the ongoing "Israeli" offensive on Tuesday.

The journalist, Feras Khatib, was wearing a PRESS vest during the live report in the Arabic language when a man, apparently an "Israeli," approached and violently shoved him sideways, as seen on the video posted on YouTube.
The attacker was quickly pulled away from camera view by another member of the BBC team, while Khatib continued his reporting.

BBC channel said in a statement: Khatib "was manhandled by an angry "Israeli"...Feras was unharmed and will continue reporting as normal."

Meanwhile, Al Jazeera’s office in seized Gaza was fired at on Tuesday. "Two very precise shots were fired straight into our building." The network blames "Israel" for the attack.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team