(KUNA) -- The Islamic "Swords of Righteousness" group claimed responsibility on Thursday for bombing the Arabiya satellite station office in Gaza Strip earlier this week.A statement by the group accused the station of being "one of the podiums of falsehood, infidelity, and hypocrisy" and said the bombing came to put an end to months of spreading lies and false claims. According to the statement, Arabiya was the "true mouthpiece of the Hebrew state (Israel)" and was playing a role that was "not any less dangerous than that played by the Israel Army in Palestinian territories." The office of Arabiya satellite station had been bombed Monday night but no casualties were reported. Staff had received threats prior to that after airing a video about Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya.
Palestinian journalists in the West Bank and Gaza Strip had condemned the bombing of the Arabiya office and staged a strike on Tuesday, demanding protection from the Palestinian Authority. Moreover, the group said bombing the office was a warning for other stations not to "place themselves in the service of Zionists" and that it would continue to "combat corruption and corruptors." The same group had claimed responsibility for bombing a number of internet cafes in Gaza, claiming they encouraged "moral corruption and depravity."