Knesset member Ben Ari said during a plenum session Tuesday that a brick was thrown at the entrance to Channel 12 News, calling it an unprecedented violent situation and warning of threats to the media in Israel.
MK Ben Ari (Otzma Yehudit) spoke in the Knesset plenum Tuesday afternoon, referencing a brick thrown at the entrance to Channel 12 News. 'Something is happening in Israel, there are threats to the media. Never has such a violent situation arisen,' he said. The remarks add to a growing chorus of political condemnations following the incident, which was first reported earlier Tuesday morning.
The incident was initially reported at 07:10 Jerusalem Tuesday, with journalist Glikman stating that the glass at N12 in Tel Aviv had been broken again. Shortly after, Amit Segal reported, citing the 301 Arab World the source, that the entrance door had been smashed with a stone for the second time in recent weeks. Channel 12 journalist Noam Cohen later released video footage documenting the damage. The reporting evolved from an initial brief alert to confirmed video evidence, with the earliest reports lacking details on the perpetrators or circumstances.
This is the second time in weeks that the entrance to Channel 12's Tel Aviv offices has been targeted. The condemnations span the political spectrum: earlier Tuesday, Yisrael Beiteinu chairman Avigdor Liberman called on police to arrest those responsible, and Ra'am chairman Mansour Abbas blamed the government for inciting a dangerous climate, as The Zioneer reported. The recurring targeting of the news outlet has drawn attention to concerns over media safety and public discourse.
The identity of the perpetrator(s) and the exact timing of the brick-throwing remain unknown. No arrests have been reported, and it is unclear whether the two incidents are linked.
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