From RT.com….
A former Associated Press editor has backed Israel’s claim that the Hamas did in fact have offices inside a Gaza building leveled by the IDF, citing intelligence that was allegedly passed on to him by a friend.
On Saturday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) targeted al-Jalaa Tower in Gaza City, a high-rise that housed AP, Al Jazeera and several other media outlets. Israel defended the airstrike, insisting that the tower was used by Hamas and was therefore a legitimate military target.
The claim has come under considerable scrutiny, however. AP said that it had “no indication” that Hamas militants operated out of the building. But this assertion has now been challenged by a former editor at the news outlet.
Matti Friedman, who worked at AP’s Jerusalem bureau from 2006 to 2011, wrote in a series of tweets that while he didn’t have “direct knowledge” of the incident, a source relayed that there was ample intelligence pointing to Hamas’ presence in the building.
