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An image grab from footage distributed by the Doha-based Al-Jazeera TV on September 22, 2024 shows Israeli soldiers entering Al Jazeera's office in Ramallah, in the West Bank to issue a 45-day closure order on September 21. DOHA, QATAR — Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera said that Israeli forces raided its office in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on Sunday and issued a 45-day closure order.
“I ask you to take all the cameras and leave the office at this moment,” the soldier said, according to the footage, which showed heavily armed and masked troops entering the office in Ramallah.Omari said the closure order accused the network of “incitement to and support of terrorism”, according to Al Jazeera.
Al Jazeera denies Israel’s accusations and claims that Israel systematically targets its employees in the Gaza Strip. The shutdown had not affected broadcasts from the West Bank or the Gaza Strip, from which Al Jazeera was still covering Israel’s war with Palestinian militants.
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