Associated Press

==== Israeli airstrike on the AP office building ====
During the [[2021 Israel–Palestine crisis]], the Israeli army [[Destruction of al-Jalaa Building|destroyed the al-Jalaa Highrise]], a building housing the AP's Gaza offices and [[Al Jazeera Media Network|Al Jazeera]] offices. Israel stated that the building housed [[Hamas]] military intelligence and had given advanced warning of the strike, and no civilians were harmed.<ref>{{cite news |date=8 June 2021 |title=Israel Says Gaza Tower That Housed AP Was Also Hamas Electronic Warfare Site |work=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-08/ap-gaza-tower-housed-hamas-electronic-warfare-site-israel-says |url-status=live |access-date=28 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319051018/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-08/ap-gaza-tower-housed-hamas-electronic-warfare-site-israel-says |archive-date=19 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=May 16, 2021 |title=AP's top editor wants investigation into Israeli bombing of its Gaza office |publisher=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/aps-top-editor-wants-investigation-into-israeli-bombing-its-gaza-office-2021-05-16/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807160636/https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/aps-top-editor-wants-investigation-into-israeli-bombing-its-gaza-office-2021-05-16/ |archive-date=2021-08-07}}</ref> AP CEO Gary Pruitt released a statement on May 16, stating that he "had no indication Hamas was in the building" and called on the Israeli government to provide the evidence. He said that "the world will know less about what is happening in Gaza because of what happened today."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-middle-east-business-israel-palestinian-conflict-f595d0ea0a7e21a4e4974ae55e00024d|title=Statement: AP 'horrified' by Israeli attack on its office|date=May 16, 2021|website=Associated Press|access-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210516130244/https://apnews.com/article/israel-middle-east-business-israel-palestinian-conflict-f595d0ea0a7e21a4e4974ae55e00024d|archive-date=May 16, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 17 May, [[United States Secretary of State|US secretary of state]] [[Antony Blinken]] said he had not seen any evidence that Hamas operated from the building housing the AP and Al Jazeera, but it is the job of others to handle intelligence matters. Israel reportedly shared intelligence with American officials and U.S. president [[Joe Biden]] showing Hamas offices inside the building.<ref>{{cite news |title=Israel showed US 'smoking gun' on Hamas in AP office tower, officials say |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/israel-showed-us-smoking-gun-on-hamas-in-ap-office-tower-officials-say-668303 |access-date=28 June 2021 |work=Jerusalem Post |date=17 May 2021 |archive-date=May 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526000159/https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/israel-showed-us-smoking-gun-on-hamas-in-ap-office-tower-officials-say-668303 |url-status=live }}</ref> Journalist Matti Friedman also supported the Israeli government's claim.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Alexandra Ma |last2=Sinéad Baker |date=May 17, 2021 |title=A former Associated Press editor suggested that Hamas did have offices in the agency's Gaza City building, which Israel destroyed over the weekend |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/former-associated-press-editor-suggests-hamas-in-gaza-city-building-2021-5 |access-date=June 11, 2022 |work=[[Business Insider]] |archive-date=June 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612001603/https://www.businessinsider.com/former-associated-press-editor-suggests-hamas-in-gaza-city-building-2021-5 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Reporters Without Borders]] asked the [[International Criminal Court]] to investigate the bombing as a possible [[war crime]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Blinken hasn't seen any evidence on AP Gaza building strike |url=https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-israel-business-israel-palestinian-conflict-government-and-politics-abd641af1607fbae7f49e1cce7dbc49e |access-date=27 May 2021 |work=AP NEWS |date=17 May 2021 |archive-date=May 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527191818/https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-israel-business-israel-palestinian-conflict-government-and-politics-abd641af1607fbae7f49e1cce7dbc49e |url-status=live }}</ref>

On June 8, Israeli Ambassador to the US [[Gilad Erdan]] met with AP CEO Gary Pruitt and vice president for foreign news, Ian Phillips, to discuss the operation. In coordination with the IDF, Erdan said the site was used by Hamas intelligence officials to develop and carry out [[SIGINT]] and electronic warfare operations, targeting both IDF and civilian systems in Israel, including devices to disrupt the [[Iron Dome]].<ref>{{cite news |date=9 June 2021 |title=Blinken hasn't seen any evidence on AP Gaza building strike |work=Jerusalem Post |url=https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/erdan-hamas-tried-to-develop-iron-dome-busting-tech-in-ap-gaza-building-670433 |access-date=28 June 2021 |archive-date=June 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628151418/https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/erdan-hamas-tried-to-develop-iron-dome-busting-tech-in-ap-gaza-building-670433 |url-status=live }}</ref> Erdan also said the Israeli government does not believe the AP was aware of the Hamas presence because it was a secret unit. He said the Israeli government was willing to help rebuild the AP's offices and ensure they will be able to bring equipment into Gaza.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fung |first=Katherine |date=June 8, 2021 |title=Israel offers to help rebuild Associated Press building destroyed in Gaza bombing |url=https://www.newsweek.com/israel-offers-help-rebuild-associated-press-building-destroyed-gaza-bombing-1598655 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220611231613/https://www.newsweek.com/israel-offers-help-rebuild-associated-press-building-destroyed-gaza-bombing-1598655 |archive-date=June 11, 2022 |work=[[Newsweek]] |access-date=June 12, 2022 }}</ref>