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Israeli military shuts down Al Jazeera bureau in West Bank raid [View all]
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/22/al-jazeera-office-west-bank-raid-israeli-forces-mediaIsraeli military shuts down Al Jazeera bureau in West Bank raid
Qatari broadcaster has been ordered to close office for 45 days, months after being banned from operating in Israel
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Sun 22 Sep 2024 11.38 EDT
Israeli forces raided the office of Al Jazeera in the occupied West Bank on Sunday and issued a 45-day closure order, the Qatari broadcaster said, with footage showing heavily armed and masked troops entering the premises in Ramallah.
“There is a court ruling for closing down Al Jazeera for 45 days,” an Israeli soldier told Al Jazeera’s West Bank bureau chief, Walid al-Omari, the network reported, citing the conversation which was broadcast live. “I ask you to take all the cameras and leave the office at this moment,” the soldier said.
Al-Omari reported that Israeli troops brought a truck to confiscate documents, devices and office property.
The broadcaster said the soldiers did not provide a reason for the closure order.
… more … also East Jerusalem as heard on bbc …
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