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CNN pulls reporter from Israel over tweet

CNN has removed international correspondent Diana Magnay from Israel after she referred to a group of Israelis as “scum.”

Magnay, who was covering the Israeli missile attack on Gaza, tweeted Thursday, “Israelis on hill above Sderot cheer as bombs land on #gaza; threaten to ‘destroy our car if I say a word wrong’. Scum.”

In a statement, a CNN spokesperson said Magnay had been "threatened and harassed" but "deeply regrets the language used."

(Also on POLITICO: Obama ‘deeply concerned’ over Gaza)

“After being threatened and harassed before and during a liveshot, Diana reacted angrily on Twitter,” the spokesperson said. “She deeply regrets the language used, which was aimed directly at those who had been targeting our crew. She certainly meant no offense to anyone beyond that group, and she and CNN apologize for any offense that may have been taken.”

Magnay has been reassigned to Moscow.