"Israeli forces planned the August 25 attack on Nasser Hospital using drone footage that, a military official said, showed a Hamas camera that was the target of the strike. But a Reuters review of visual evidence and interviews with witnesses established that the camera in question actually belonged to the news agency and had long been used by one of its own journalists."
"Drone footage later showed the device on a hospital stairwell, covered with a prayer rug belonging to Reuters journalist Hussam al-Masri, who was killed in the strike, not Hamas, Reuters found. At least 35 times since May, al-Masri had positioned his camera on the same stairwell to record live broadcasts distributed worldwide. He often used the rug to shield it from heat and dust."
An investigation found that Israeli forces' claim that a Hamas camera was targeted in the August 25 strike on Nasser Hospital is false. Drone footage and military claims said a Hamas camera was the target, but visual evidence and witness interviews established the device belonged to Reuters and was routinely operated by journalist Hussam al-Masri. The double-tap attack killed 22 people, including five journalists. Al-Masri had placed his camera on the same stairwell at least 35 times, often shielding it with a prayer rug. Gaza officials called the claim fabricated and a cover-up of a war crime.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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