Israeli man attacks BBC correspondent

Feras Khatib was speaking from the Israeli city of Ashkelon this morning when without warning he was hurled sideways by an unidentified assailant.

Colleagues of the BBC Arabic correspondent restrained the man and pulled him out of shot as Khatib regained his composure, continuing to speak within just one second.

The attacker soon left and was not arrested, while the reporter - who was speaking Arabic during his broadcast at 10.30am British time - was unharmed.

The incident highlights the level of tension in Israel as international outrage builds over the two-week war which has so far killed more than 600 Palestinians and 29 Israelis.