‘Give us 10 minutes’: How Israel bombed a Gaza media tower

Israeli air raid flattens building housing family flats and offices of news outlets, including Al Jazeera and AP.

Youmna al-Sayed had less than an hour to get to safety. But with just one elevator working in al-Jalaa tower, an 11-storey building in Gaza City housing some 60 residential apartments and a number of offices, including those of Al Jazeera Media Network and The Associated Press, al-Sayed made a dash for the stairs. “We left the elevator for the elderly and for the children to evacuate,” the Palestinian freelance journalist said. “And we were all running down the stairs and whoever could help children took them down,” she added. “I myself helped two children of the residents there and I took them downstairs – everyone was just running quickly.”