As the exchange of attacks continues between Israel and Palestine, NHK's interview revealed that in the Gaza Strip, civilian facilities other than those targeted by the Israeli army have been notified of air strikes in advance.
Israeli forces have bombed the Gaza Strip in Palestine, involving many civilians, including children, and killing them.
Under these circumstances, a man whose home was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike on the 12th of this month spoke with NHK about the situation at that time.
Zahel Sabiha, a 47-year-old employee of a humanitarian aid organization, was at his parents' house near his home with his brother at the time, and when he received a phone call from a man calling himself the Israeli security authorities, he said, "I will bomb the building next to my house. You should evacuate immediately. "
Sabiha and her brother lived in the same five-story apartment, so they returned immediately, called on their neighbors to evacuate, and fled the building as far as possible with their wife and four children.
An hour and a half later, when I returned, the apartment building was empty and turned into a pile of debris.
"I couldn't say anything when I saw my destroyed home. I lost all my memories with my children, important documents, and my place of residence in an instant," said Sabiha.
The Sabihas are now living in a relative's house, and during the online interview, they heard the loud noises of the airstrikes many times.
"Children are worried about the daily airstrikes. As far as Gaza is concerned, there is no safe place for us. Israeli airstrikes only make the lives of ordinary citizens like us difficult. That's it. "
Israeli army air strikes on overseas media buildings collapsed
On the 15th, the Israeli army bombed a building containing Qatar's satellite TV station Al Jazeera and the Associated Press, and then the building collapsed.
The Israeli army bombed a 12-story building in the Gaza Strip, which was used as a residence, as well as offices for foreign media such as Al Jazeera and the Associated Press.
Al Jazeera was ordered to evacuate by the Israeli authorities through the owner of the building about an hour before the airstrike, so he asked for a grace period to take out equipment such as cameras from the office, but it was not accepted and reporters and staff evacuated immediately. is.
The whole story of the Israeli airstrike was filmed by NHK's Gaza office.
From the footage, the building was engulfed in heavy smoke after hearing a loud explosion from the airstrikes.
Five minutes after the first attack, the red pillar of fire rose with the sound of the explosion, and the building slowly collapsed and disappeared into the rising black smoke.
According to Al Jazeera, everyone evacuated the building before the airstrikes began.
An Israeli military spokesman justified the bombing of the building by posting on Twitter, "We bombed the building containing Hamas's intelligence. Hamas uses private media as a cover."
Meanwhile, Hamas, an Islamic fundamentalist organization that effectively controls the Gaza Strip, issued a statement suggesting further attacks, saying that "the citizens of Tel Aviv will be subject to intense retaliation."
Associated Press accuses Israel of "incredibly terrible"
The Associated Press President and CEO of the United States, which had an office in the building, issued a statement in response to the Israeli military bombing the building where the overseas media base is located.
The statement said, "I'm shocked. Barely dead, but incredibly terrible. It's hard for the world to know what's happening in the Gaza Strip today. I strongly blame Israel for saying, "It has become."
In connection with this, US President Benjamin Netanyahu raised concerns about the safety of journalists during a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and called for security.
Qatar's television station Al Jazeera in the Middle East also accused the Israeli government of atrocities that clearly threatened the safety of our journalists and disrupted their operations after the Israeli military attack destroyed the office in the building. We will take all legal steps against it and take full responsibility for it. "
Japanese living in Israel "The attack ended as soon as possible"
As the attacks intensified between Israel and the Gaza Strip in Palestine, Japanese residents of Israel were present at the scene of the attacks in Tel Aviv, the largest commercial city.
Eriya Tsuchida, a 47-year-old consultant living near Tel Aviv, was shopping with her family in Tel Aviv at around 1:30 pm local time on the 15th, and an alarm sounded to inform the city of the attack. is.
Mr. Tsuchida moved to the wall of the building with his family because he could not find a shelter nearby.
From the footage shot there, multiple orbits of white smoke, believed to be from Israeli interceptor missiles, were confirmed in the sky, and explosion sounds were heard about six times.
After that, Mr. Tsuchida's wife contacted the children who were away from home and confirmed that they had evacuated to the shelter at home.
Mr. Tsuchida said, "I learned from the news that a rocket had fallen near the school where my child attended and one of them died, and the child was shocked by the fact that a friend lived nearby. Yesterday, the child was in the park. The alarm sounded when I was running alone, so I can't rest my heart in my daily life. "
Mr. Tsuchida said, "We have been hit by rockets and civilians have been involved in air strikes in the Gaza Strip. I can't say which one is right as a third party, but if the violence doesn't stop, hatred will only occur. I want the attack to end as soon as possible. "