Israeli authorities raid Al Jazeera after shutdown order
A message seen on a television screen in Jerusalem on 5 May 2024, which translates as: "In accordance with the government decision, Al Jazeera channel broadcasts have been suspended in Israel ." The network said it would consider legal action, and that Israel 's"lie" that it threatens Israel 's security puts its journalists at risk.
Al Jazeera said the move was a"criminal action" and the accusation that the network threatened Israeli security was a"dangerous and ridiculous lie" that put its journalists at risk.The network has criticised Israel's military operation in Gaza, from where it has reported throughout the war. The measure, the statement said, includes closing Al Jazeera's offices in Israel, confiscating broadcast equipment, cutting off the channel from cable and satellite companies and blocking its websites. It did not mention Al Jazeera's Gaza operations.
Israel's parliament last month ratified a law allowing the temporary closure in Israel of foreign broadcasters considered to be a threat to national security.
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