Israeli army raids Palestinian TV channel in West Bank

The Israeli army raided the headquarters of Palestine Today TV in the occupied West Bank on Friday.

Israel’s military said in a statement that its leadership decided to permanently close the offices of Palestine Today in Ramallah.

Jihad Barakat, a reporter at the channel, told Anadolu Agency that at least 50 Israeli soldiers stormed the station’s offices at dawn.

“They confiscated broadcasting equipment and arrested two Palestinian journalists,” Barakat said. “The Israeli army detained the director of the TV channel in Palestine Faruk Rwiat and took him to an unknown location.”

On Thursday, the Israeli government took new measures to counter the current wave of attacks, including a decision to close a number of Palestinian media outlets, Israeli Radio reported.

More than 190 Palestinians have been killed after alleged attacks or in clashes with Israeli forces since Oct. 1, while 34 Israelis or foreigners have been killed in the same period, according to Israeli and Palestinian officials.