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conflictinternational-relations2 years ago

"Unidentified Projectile Damages French News Agency's Gaza Bureau, IDF Denies Involvement"

Agence France-Presse's Gaza City bureau was significantly damaged by a strike, causing a gaping hole in the building's wall and puncturing water tanks on the roof. The Israeli military denies involvement, stating that there was no IDF strike on the building. None of AFP's staff were present at the time of the strike as they had been evacuated earlier. The incident highlights the dangers faced by journalists reporting on the conflict in Gaza.

world-news2 years ago

AFP journalist Arman Soldin killed in Ukraine war.

Colleagues of Arman Soldin, the Agence France-Presse journalist killed in Ukraine, gathered at the press agency's Paris headquarters to remember the 32-year-old. Soldin was killed in a Grad rocket attack near the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut while traveling with a team of AFP journalists. The Paris prosecutors' office will launch a war crimes inquiry over Soldin's death. At least 10 media workers have been killed while covering the war in Ukraine.