Al Jazeera says its bureau in the West Bank was raided by Israeli soldiers on Sunday morning and ordered to shut for 45 days.
News channel Al Jazeera says bureau in Ramallah , West Bank raided by Israeli soldiers and ordered to shut for 45 days
Footage of the incident appears to show half a dozen troops walking into the building before a soldier pushes the camera to one side towards a wall. Israeli forces carrying guns have entered Al Jazeeraâs offices in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, ordering staff to vacate and imposing a 45-day closure.“We’ve heard the government discussing this, asking the military ruler in the occupied West Bank to close down and shut down the channel. But we not been expecting it to happen today.”“Targeting journalists this way always aims to erase the truth and prevent people from hearing the truth,” he said.
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