Here is a report from our video team on the killing of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim in Washington DC, two members of staff at the Israeli embassy there.
My colleagues Joseph Gedeon in Washington and Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem have this full report:
Israel’s foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar has finished his press conference in Jerusalem. The atmosphere between the minister and the media was quite confrontational. The last question was from a Reuters journalist, who said “it’s a very, you know, tense climate internationally over lots of issues, the Gaza war, antisemitic attacks and so on” and asked what concrete steps were being taken with European leaders.
Sa’ar then criticised media coverage, referring back to an earlier question from a female journalist having used the phrase “more of the same”, saying:
War is something very tough. Very bad images from war are never pleasant, but the question is, who is responsible for this war? Who initiated this war? Who is responsible for the continuation of this war? Who is causing the suffering, also of the Palestinians?
And the answer is on the images that are rarely been seen on Western screens, including during the last days of brave demonstrators in Gaza that go to the street, risking themselves, shouting “Hamas out”, bring them back their hostages, because we want to finish the war.
But this is ignored. Who is responsible for this war? Who is more of the same? Lady channel 12, more of the same is something that the terrorists offers their people, and for us, elimination. For the people, continuation of suffering. This is the more of the same we are living.
He then said “Thank you” and ended the press conference.
