Photo shows damage to AFP Gaza office after Israeli air strikes

A photo shared by an AFP journalist on Tuesday showed the extent of damage done to the news agency's Gaza office following an Israeli air strike.

The AFP bureau was hit last week amid ongoing Israeli raids across the Gaza Strip. 

AFP called for more explanation by the Israeli military about the attack. The army had said fighter jets struck a building nearby that "might have caused debris". 

However, AFP said the Israeli statement "on its own does not explain the extent of the damage caused to the AFP bureau".

"A strike on the offices of an international news agency sends a deeply troubling message to all the journalists working in such difficult conditions in Gaza," said AFP chairman and CEO Fabrice Fries.

"It is essential that all efforts are made to protect media in Gaza," he added.