An attack against al-Arabia correspondent in Gaza

The correspondent of the al-Arabia space TV channel in Gaza, Seif Eddine Chahine, in Gaza said that two veiled unidentified persons attacked him by sticks in Gaza.

Chahine ( 36 year old), while in his bed at the reception department in al-Shefaa hospital in Gaza, told journalists "veiled persons intercepted my car near al-Arabia office in Gaza, and opened fire in the air, before they beat me with sticks." Reasons behind attacking this journalists are not clear. He said he had received "several days ago threats from unidentified persons because of my press coverage."

Deputy chairman of the Palestinian journalists in Gaza condemned the attack against Chahine.