Israeli authorities have ordered the closure of Al Jazeera's bureau in Tel Aviv for 45 days, escalating tensions with the Qatar-funded broadcaster amid ongoing conflicts in the region. This follows a previous raid on Al Jazeera's East Jerusalem office in July, marking the first time Israel has shut down a foreign news outlet operating in the country.
The move comes amid heightened tensions in the region due to the Israel -Hamas war and Israel 's conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon.early Sunday, ordering the bureau to shut down amid a widening campaign by Israel targeting the Qatar-funded broadcaster as it covers the
The move marked the first time Israel has ever shuttered a foreign news outlet operating in the country. However, Al Jazeera has continued operating in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and in the Gaza Strip, territories that the Palestinians hope to have for their future state.There was no immediate acknowledgement of the shutdown by Israeli forces. Israeli troops entered the office and told a reporter live on air it would be shut for 45 days, saying that staff needed to leave immediately.
The network has reported on the Israeli-Hamas war nonstop since the militants’ initial cross-border attack on Oct. 7 and has maintained 24-hour coverage in the Gaza Strip amid Israel’s grinding ground offensive that has killed and wounded members of its staff. It remains unclear whether the Israeli military would target Al Jazeera's operation in Gaza as well.
That has led to Israeli claims by officials up to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the network has “harmed Israel’s security and incited against soldiers.” Those claims have been vehemently denied by Al Jazeera, whose main funder, Qatar, has been key in negotiations between Israel and Hamas to reach a cease-fire to end the war.
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