Statement by the Foreign Press Association regarding an incident with Al-Araby TV in Jenin [July 10, 2023]
The FPA is concerned about a July 4 incident during the IDF operation in Jenin, in which an Israeli soldier inside a military vehicle opened fire at a TV camera and live transmitting device belonging to FPA members from Al-Araby TV. The equipment was destroyed. Footage of the shooting clearly shows the soldier firing at the equipment, breaking the lens, knocking the equipment to the ground and causing it to catch fire. FPA members Amid Shehadeh and Rabi Munir from Al-Araby TV and other journalists, who were clearly identified as journalists in helmets and protective vests, took shelter inside a nearby building