Two Weekends So "Journalists in Gaza

"They were a car bomb in Beit Lahiyah," said a colleague in the northern Gaza Strip.

"Three people died in the Shifa Hospital," said another colleague at the hospital in Gaza.

"Some people are injured when Israeli aircraft bomb the tunnel," said the source of the three southern Gaza Strip.

That is, among other direct reports on the various conflicts around the latest developments in the Gaza Strip. Not by journalists, but the local people.

Nidal al-Mughrabi, a resident Gaza Strip, together with colleagues spread across the region, to be a "voluntary journalist." He gives a report every minute is special for a foreign news agency, Reuters. They monitor the radio and television, or directly down to the field, and to report back.

"We have cameras in high-rise buildings that we use, but the cameraman avoid direct from the camera because it can dikira any weapons," write the Mughrabi in catatannya, Sunday (11 / 1).

The camera can show the blue Mediterranean Sea, a few blocks to the west building. Camera that can also lead to the location where the troops ashore near Israel, several kilometers distance. At night, the camera is used to indicate light rays and the traffic quiet, even empty.

"We came at 09.00. Israel attacks usually occur some time after that. We send information to Jerusalem, where the colleagues we update our news at any time, "said Mughrabi. In the Gaza Strip, he added, they use the short message to communicate.

Dangerous

Crew movement is very limited, only in hospitals or places for the large-scale attack. Too dangerous to visit other places. "We can not with Hamas leaders or combatants, the risk is too great," said Mughrabi.

Sometimes, the crew in the field, did not return for days. So far, four journalists killed since Israel started the attack, 27 December 2008. One television journalist working for Algeria and Morocco, two other journalists working for local television Gaza. Fourth victim is cameraman presidency for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

"Please be careful. Do not go to a place after place dibom. Wait a moment, may be dibom again, "said Mughrabi to krunya, perhaps 30 times a day.

Avoid the main roads, avoid the police post, not the place to exchange money, not to the home of Hamas leader, do not skip a place that Israel will be threatened dibom, and avoid close-close to the mosque. The crew remind each other about these restrictions.

Today (Sunday), 16-day battle, they decided to move the place. Three days ago, a building next to the whale rudal. Yesterday evening, Israeli tank-tank has come up around the building. "This morning, when we go down, there are some combatants (Hamas). We clearly are in the combat zone, "said Mughrabi.

"We just pray I hope this ends soon," said Mughrabi the report. (Reuters / fro)




Source: Kompas