According to Qatar Al Jazeera, when the Israeli army raided Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip on the 18th, it detained several journalists who reported on the scene, including Ismail Gul, a reporter from Al Jazeera Arabic Channel. At present, the Israeli side has not responded to this matter.
Al Jazeera host: We have been reporting this all morning. Al Jazeera reporter Ismail Guler was beaten. He is working for Al Jazeera Arabic Channel. When Ismail was towed away, he and his colleagues were reporting on the Israeli attack on Shifa Hospital. Their satellite car used for news reporting was also destroyed by the Israeli army.
Witnesses said that Ismail was beaten by the Israeli army before being detained and then taken away. According to Al Jazeera’s report on the evening of 18th, Ismail has been released by the Israeli army. Ismail later recalled that he was detained in Shifa Hospital for 12 hours.
Al Jazeera reporter Ismail Guler: The Israeli army forced us to take off all our clothes and kneel on the ground. It was very cold. They made us put our hands behind our heads for about an hour, and then handcuffed and blindfolded us for 12 hours.
In a statement earlier on the 18th, Al Jazeera demanded that the Israeli army release its journalists and other detainees, saying that Israel "takes full responsibility for their safety".
Judy Ghinsberg, Chairman of the Committee for the Protection of Journalists, a non-profit organization: We firmly condemn the beating and detention of Ismail by the Israeli army and the detention of his colleagues. Journalists play a vital role in the conflict. They are our eyes and ears to record the events. The killing or detention of any journalist has seriously weakened our ability to understand the situation in Gaza.