An Israeli news anchor was seen with a gun live on air while presenting from the studio amid fear of another Hamas attack.
An Israeli news anchor was seen with a gun live on air while presenting from the studio amid fear of another Hamas attack. Lital Shemesh, a presenter for right-wing Israeli broadcaster Channel 14, was pictured on Tuesday, January 2 sitting behind her anchor desk with a gun tucked into the waistband of her trousers.
She was a presenter for right-wing Israeli broadcaster Channel 14. Shemesh’s gun is perched on the edge of her presenter chair, right next to her microphones.
Her most recent social media post showed her practicing her shooting skills at a gun range, as she called for people to get their guns out.
She also posted several pictures of herself reporting from the frontlines and in her soldier’s uniform.
The journalist and reservist from the Israeli Defense Forces has previously discussed taking on Hamas.
Shemesh told Fox News shortly after the October 7 attack that the entire country was being recruited to fight this war against terrorism, to fight this war against Hamas.
Shemesh said that the entire country was being recruited to fight this war against terrorism, to fight this war against Hamas.
There has been no slaughter like this in Israel in the 75 years of existence. This is a second holocaust for us.’
Video : Israel News anchor goes live with a gun
This comes as fears of another Hamas offensive have been rising after the terror group killed 1,140 people, most of them civilians, during their October 7 attack, according to a tally based on official Israeli figures.
