- Title: GAZA: Israeli military allow more television crews to travel with them into Gaza
- Date: 13th January 2009
- Summary: UNIDENTIFIED LOCATIONS, GAZA (JANUARY 12, 2009) (REUTERS FOR POOL) ISRAELI SOLDIERS INSIDE ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIER (APC) DRIVING INTO GAZA VARIOUS OF SOLDIERS INSIDE APC SOLDIERS CLIMBING OUT OF APC AS IT COMES TO A HALT CAMERAMAN LEAVES APC / VIEW OF BUILDING IN GAZA AND SURROUNDING AREAS VARIOUS OF SOLDIERS GATHERED, TALKING SOLDIERS GATHERED NEAR BUILDING SOLDIERS SE
- Embargoed: 28th January 2009 12:00
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- Topics: War / Fighting,Defence / Military
- Reuters ID: LVA5CMDS858FBGEMVWIP98FXDJC2
- Story Text: More television crews were allowed into Gaza on Monday (January 12) to be embedded with the Israeli army for a few hours to film their street patrols.
The army allowed a group of journalists to travel into the Strip with them last week, in a rare easing of a strict entry ban to the area.
On Monday (January 12) evening Israeli soldiers were seen driving tanks and armoured personnel carriers (APCs) through Gazan territory and then setting up base at a house.
"I think that our cause here is very important and we would do anything that Ramat Kal (Chief-of-Staff) would tell us to do," one soldier, Sergeant Amos, told Reuters.
"I think that the security feeling in all of the area, Beersheba and Ashkelon and Ashdod, is more important than my life in particular, so being in Gaza and fighting for their peace is the right cause," he added.
The soldiers then made their way in tanks and APCs towards the beach where they took up positions with rifles. - Copyright Holder: POOL (CAN SELL)
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