The Foreign Press Association has issued a statement condemning Israeli attempts to control news coverage of the events in Gaza and recommending that international media refuse to use photos provided by Israeli Defence Forces.

The FPA, an organization of foreign journalists operating in Israel, has issued pleas over the past month for an end on restrictions to entering Gaza.

"The FPA strongly protests the imposition of closed military zones in large sections of southern Israel, which is occurring on top of the current ban on international journalists entering Gaza," the FPA said in a statement issued Thursday.

"Taken together, the Gaza ban and the closed military zones amount to serious violations of press freedom."

Currently, foreign journalists are prevented from entering Gaza, despite a ruling from the Israeli Supreme Court that ordered that the ban be lifted, the FPA said.

It also has condemned attacks on the building in Gaza City that houses the Reuters news agency and other international media outlets.

The FPA called on media outlets around the world to stop using photos and video provided by the IDF in their coverage "until such time the IDF issues a formal apology for the attacks on the media buildings and offers assurances that no such event will occur in the future."

It is not regular practice by the CBC to use photos or video provided by Israel.

The CBC has decided it will use such photos and video where needed, but will clearly identify for readers or viewers their source.