U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken instructed the removal of two journalists from the briefing room during a press briefing dedicated to the end of his term, following the journalists’ dissent regarding the politician’s statements on the situation in Gaza.<\/p>\n
Journalist Max Blumenthal interrupted Blinken’s speech, stating: “Three hundred journalists have been killed by your bombs in Gaza. You had an agreement in May; we all knew about it. Tony, you didn’t stop the strikes. Why did you let my friends be killed?”<\/p>\n
Under Blinken’s orders, police also removed journalist Sam Husseini from the briefing room.<\/p>\n
“I was sitting here calmly, and now two or three people are holding me back, yet you talk about press freedom,” one of the journalists said.<\/p>\n