Israel extends closure of Al Jazeera's Jerusalem office, bans work for another 60 days

Inspectors and police are raiding the Al Jazeera offices in Jerusalem, Israel, on May 5, 2024 [Saeed Qaq/NurPhoto via Getty Images]

An Israeli court has upheld the government’s decision to extend the closure of Al Jazeera’s office in Jerusalem and ban its operations for another 60 days.

According to the Ma’an news agency, the Israeli court previously approved the same decision on 4 December, extending the channel’s closure for 60 days. That period has now been extended by a further 60 days.

On 22 September, Israeli occupation forces raided Al Jazeera’s office in Ramallah and ordered its closure for 45 days under a military order.

The forces handed staff a closure notice, confiscated all equipment and documents from the office, and barred employees from using their vehicles.

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