Israeli forces raid Al Jazeera office in West Bank, order bureau to shut within 45 days

Qatar-based news network Al Jazeera said on Sunday that Israeli forces raided its office in the West Bank’s Ramallah city, ordering the bureau to shut down within 45 days.

The network’s West Bank bureau chief Walid al-Omari said that the closure order accused Al Jazeera of “incitement to and support of terrorism”.

“There is a court ruling for closing down Al Jazeera for 45 days,” the troops reportedly told al-Omari. “I ask you to take all the cameras and leave the office at this moment.”