Associated Press accused of violating new media law by providing images to satellite channel Al Jazeera
Officials accused the US-based wire service, which has subscribers around the globe, of violating a new media law by providing images to
“The Associated Press decries in the strongest terms the actions of the Israeli government to shut down our longstanding live feed showing a view into“The shutdown was not based on the content of the feed but rather an abusive use by the Israeli government of the country’s new foreign broadcaster law.
The seizure followed a verbal order on Thursday to cease the live transmission, which the news organisation refused to do. As of 21 May, at least 105 journalists and media workers were among the more than 36,000 people killed since the war began on 7 October, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists . The figure includes 100 Palestinian journalists, two Israelis and three Lebanese, in the deadliest period for journalists since the CPJ began gathering data in 1992.
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