Israel extends closure of Al Jazeera office in occupied West Bank
Al Jazeera
The move follows a raid last September by Israeli forces that shut Al Jazeera’s Ramallah office for 45 days.
Israeli authorities have renewed a closure order on Al Jazeera’s office in the occupied West Bank, days after the Palestinian Authority suspended the network’s broadcasts for four months.
Israeli soldiers posted an extension order on the entrance of the building housing Al Jazeera’s offices in central Ramallah, a city in the occupied West Bank under Palestinian Authority (PA) control, on Tuesday morning. The document renews the closure starting on December 22 for 45 days.
According to Al Jazeera’s Arabic channel, the commander of the Israeli army in the occupied West Bank, Avi Balut, said that the order was justified because the office was being used for “incitement and support for acts of terrorism”.
