Protests following the funeral of a 14 year old Palestinian killed by Israeli soldiers were met with a strong police clamp down on Monday.
Two photographers, including one working for the Associated Press (AP), were hit by rubber bullets fired by Israeli policemen at close range reports the Huffington Post.
The AP has said it will lodge complaints with the Israeli military, police and government.
A senior managing editor for international news, John Daniszewski, said the shooting was an example of “reckless disregard for the safety of journalists who were doing their job in a lawful way.”
Describing the incident, the AP photographer said he was amongst several clearly identifiable journalists before an armoured vehicle pulled up in front of them and fired directly at them.
"The impact was so strong that it made me fall to the ground," he said. "The policeman aimed straight at us, even though we were clearly a group of media people and there were no protesters at all around us,” said Majdi Mohammed.
Lazar Simeonov, a Swiss freelance photographer that was also shot, said,
“After the incident I also tried to talk to the soldiers and asked them why they shot at us but they didn't want to hear anything and just smiled and told me to go away.”
Two photographers, including one working for the Associated Press (AP), were hit by rubber bullets fired by Israeli policemen at close range reports the Huffington Post.
The AP has said it will lodge complaints with the Israeli military, police and government.
A senior managing editor for international news, John Daniszewski, said the shooting was an example of “reckless disregard for the safety of journalists who were doing their job in a lawful way.”
Describing the incident, the AP photographer said he was amongst several clearly identifiable journalists before an armoured vehicle pulled up in front of them and fired directly at them.
"The impact was so strong that it made me fall to the ground," he said. "The policeman aimed straight at us, even though we were clearly a group of media people and there were no protesters at all around us,” said Majdi Mohammed.
Lazar Simeonov, a Swiss freelance photographer that was also shot, said,
“After the incident I also tried to talk to the soldiers and asked them why they shot at us but they didn't want to hear anything and just smiled and told me to go away.”