Israeli military shuts down Al Jazeera bureau in West Bank raid

Qatari broadcaster has been ordered to close office for 45 days, months after being banned from operating in Israel

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Israeli forces raided the office of Al Jazeera in the occupied West Bank on Sunday and issued a 45-day closure order, the Qatari broadcaster said, with footage showing heavily armed and masked troops entering the premises in Ramallah.

There is a court ruling for closing down Al Jazeera for 45 days," an Israeli soldier told Al Jazeera's West Bank bureau chief, Walid al-Omari, the network reported, citing the conversation which was broadcast live. I ask you to take all the cameras and leave the office at this moment," the soldier said.