They subsequently were pushed against a wall and searched, they reported.

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Tutunji and Abudiab claimed they identified themselves as BBC journalists and showed police their press ID cards.

BBC journalists detained at gunpoint by police in Tel Aviv

Mahmoud Adameh & Muhannad TutunjiMahmoud Adameh/Muhannad Tutunji Instagram

Journalists must be able to report on the conflict in Israel-Gaza freely.

The BBC has contacted Israeli police for comment.

Israeli soldiers guard outside Kibbutz Kfar Aza near the border with Gaza