Israeli forces raid Al Jazeera West Bank office, order 45-day closure

Jerusalem — 

Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera said that Israeli forces raided its bureau successful Ramallah successful the occupied West Bank connected Sunday and issued a 45-day closure order.

"There is simply a tribunal ruling for closing down Al Jazeera for 45 days," an Israeli worker told Al Jazeera's West Bank bureau main Walid al-Omari, the web reported, citing the speech which was broadcast live.

"I inquire you to instrumentality each the cameras and permission the bureau astatine this moment," the worker said.

Footage showed heavy equipped and masked troops entering the office.

The broadcaster said the soldiers did not supply a crushed for the closure order.

The determination was the latest Israeli enactment against Al Jazeera.

Last week Israel's authorities announced it was revoking the property credentials of Al Jazeera journalists successful the country, 4 months aft banning the transmission from operating wrong Israel.

The shutdown had not affected broadcasts from the West Bank oregon the Gaza Strip, from which Al Jazeera inactive covers Israel's warfare with Palestinian militants.

The Israeli subject has repeatedly accused journalists from the Qatari web of being "terrorist agents" successful Gaza affiliated with Hamas oregon its ally, Islamic Jihad.

Al Jazeera denies the Israeli government's accusations and claims that Israel systematically targets its employees successful the Gaza Strip.