Police raided the office of Al Jazeera after the order to shut down the Qatari television network

Israeli police raided a Jerusalem hotel room used by Al Jazeera as its de facto office, following a government decision to suspend the Qatari-owned broadcaster's operations in the country, an Israeli official and an Al Jazeera source said. at Reuters. Videos released online show plainclothes officers dismantling camera equipment in a hotel room. Al Jazeera's source said the hotel is located in East Jerusalem. The cabinet under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has shut down the network while the war in Gaza continues, arguing that Qatari television threatens national security. Al Jazeera called the decision a criminal act and rejected the accusation that the network threatens national security, calling it a “dangerous and ridiculous lie” that puts its journalists at risk. It said it reserved the right to “pursue any legal action.” There is no official comment from the Qatari government, which […]
Source: News Beast

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