Israeli troops ordered Al Jazeera's bureau in Ramallah in the West Bank to shut down early Sunday amid a widening campaign targeting the Qatar-funded broadcaster as it covers the Israel-Hamas war.
Israeli troops raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera in the Israeli-occupied West Bank early Sunday, ordering the bureau to shut down amid a widening campaign by Israel targeting the Qatar-funded broadcaster as it covers the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.Al Jazeera aired footage of Israeli troops live on its Arabic-language channel ordering the office to be shut for 45 days.
”Al-Omari later said that Israeli troops began confiscating documents and equipment in the bureau, as tear gas and gunshots could be seen and heard in the area.The network has reported on the Israeli-Hamas war nonstop since the militants’ initial cross-border attack on Oct. 7 and has maintained 24-hour coverage in the Gaza Strip amid Israel’s grinding ground offensive that has killed and wounded members of its staff.
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