Israeli police smash journalist's camera --Ankara has condemned the "ugly attack" on a Turkish camera crew working in East Jerusalem | 18 Nov 2023 | Reporters with a Turkish broadcaster have accused Israeli police of assaulting a member of their team, with footage of the incident appearing to show an officer smashing a journalist's camera with the barrel of his rifle. Working for Türkiye's TRT news outlet, the camera crew was reporting from East Jerusalem's Old City, where Israeli security forces clashed with Palestinians near Al Aqsa Mosque on Friday. "The Israeli police physically interfered with the TRT news team, breaking their camera with the barrel of a gun as they were working to cover events in the volatile region," TRT reported, adding that the team was "reporting on Israeli forces blocking and using force against Palestinians heading to Al Aqsa Mosque" at the time.

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