Israeli forces have raided the offices of Al Jazeera radio in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, and ordered them closed for an initial period of 45 days.
Viewers watched as the military handed the closure order to Walid al-Omari, the channel’s West Bank bureau chief, who read it live on television.
Relations between the Qatari-owned broadcaster and the Israeli government have long been strained and have worsened significantly since the outbreak of war in Gaza.
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