(Corrects name of AP CEO to Pruitt in sixth paragraph) GAZA (Reuters) – Israel destroyed a 12-storey tower block in Gaza housing the offices of the U.S.-based Associated Press and other news media on Saturday, saying the building was also used by the Islamist militant group Hamas. The al-Jalaa building in Gaza City, which also houses the offices of Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera as well as other offices and apartments, had been evacuated after the owner received advanced warning of the impending strike. A Palestinian journalist was wounded in the strike, Palestinian media reported, and deb…
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