Security cameras captured a masked individual throwing a brick at the entrance of the Channel 12 studios in Tel Aviv, shattering the door before fleeing, according to footage and reports. Israeli media identified the incident as vandalism against the news outlet's premises earlier this morning. Police have been urged to act.
Earlier this morning, around 08:06 Jerusalem time, Channel 12 staff arrived to find the entrance of their Tel Aviv newsroom smashed. Security camera footage, obtained and published by the channel, subsequently showed a masked individual throwing a brick at the glass door, shattering it, and fleeing, confirming the incident as an act of vandalism, as The Zioneer reported in successive updates beginning at 08:06 Jerusalem. By 08:06 Jerusalem, multiple thread versions had established that a brick was used, the act was documented on video, and that police were investigating. At 10:09 Jerusalem, the Journalists' Organization, through Noam Cohen, condemned the vandalism and called on police to act swiftly and seriously, a call that followed the confirmed footage and the threat assessment from earlier in the morning. The incident follows graffiti sprayed against the channel last week, as The Zioneer noted in its initial reports at 08:06 Jerusalem, amid political tensions over media leaks. The motive for the vandalism remains unknown; no injuries were reported, and the identity of the perpetrator is still not publicly identified.
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