Ahlulbayt News Agency: The Israeli occupation forces have raided the offices of the Al Jazeera TV channel in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah and ordered the closure of the Qatar-headquartered news network in a blatant violation of press freedom.
Local media reports said heavily armed and masked Israeli soldiers forcefully entered the Al Jazeera offices in the center of Ramallah after midnight on Sunday and informed its employees of the regime’s decision to close it for 45 days.
The sounds of gunfire and teargas were heard during the raid and live footage broadcast by Al Jazeera showed the occupation forcing the office workers to leave immediately.
The Israeli soldiers handed the 45-day closure order to the network’s West Bank bureau chief Walid al-Omari early on Sunday without providing a reason for the decision.
[This item will be updated.]
Local media reports said heavily armed and masked Israeli soldiers forcefully entered the Al Jazeera offices in the center of Ramallah after midnight on Sunday and informed its employees of the regime’s decision to close it for 45 days.
The sounds of gunfire and teargas were heard during the raid and live footage broadcast by Al Jazeera showed the occupation forcing the office workers to leave immediately.
The Israeli soldiers handed the 45-day closure order to the network’s West Bank bureau chief Walid al-Omari early on Sunday without providing a reason for the decision.
[This item will be updated.]