Qatari broadcaster says it has been ordered to close office in Ramallah for 45 days, months after being banned from operating inside Israel
A file image from May 2024 showing the Al Jazeera’s control room in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Israeli forces have ordered the bureau to close for 45 days.A file image from May 2024 showing the Al Jazeera’s control room in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Israeli forces have ordered the bureau to close for 45 days.
“There is a court ruling for closing down Al Jazeera for 45 days,” an Israeli soldier told Al Jazeera’sbureau 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.There was no immediate acknowledgement of the shutdown by Israeli forces. The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Associated Press.
“We call on all media outlets and journalists around the world to declare full solidarity with Al Jazeera,” it added.
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