No safe place in Gaza – Associated Press reporter describes escape from office

AP staff and other tenants safely evacuated the building after the military telephoned in a warning shortly before three heavy missiles struck the 12-storey building, collapsing it in a giant cloud of dust.

A policeman stands in the rubble of the building that housed The Associated Press offices in Gaza City (Hatem Moussa/AP)

An Israeli airstrike on Saturday targeted and destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City that housed the offices of The Associated Press and al-Jazeera, as well as other media outlets.

While the Israeli military said Hamas was operating inside the building and accused the militant group of using journalists as human shields, it provided no evidence to back up these claims.