‘Crime against journalism’: Gaza journalists decry PA’s Al Jazeera ban
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‘Crime against journalism’: Gaza journalists decry PA’s Al Jazeera ban

Al Jazeera  

Journalists in Gaza say the Palestinian Authority must reverse decision to ban Al Jazeera in the occupied territory. Deir el-Balah, Gaza – Journalists gathered at Gaza’s Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Hospital expressed outrage and confusion about the Palestinian Authority’s decision to shut down Al Jazeera’s office in the occupied West Bank. “The PA’s decision obscures the truth and undermines the Palestinian narrative, especially a leading network like Al Jazeera,” Issa said, adding that the ban reinforces Israel’s narrative that “justifies the targeting of Palestinian journalists”. “At a time when Israel is deliberately targeting and killing … journalists in Gaza, with our Jazeera colleagues at the forefront, with no international or institutional protection, the PA’s move in the West Bank comes to worsen the situation,” Hajjaj said as she and her team walked into the hospital to interview the wounded. “This is a violation against all of us Palestinian journalists,” he said, adding that Al Jazeera is “an essential platform” covering Israel’s war on Gaza.

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Israel extends closure of Al Jazeera office in occupied West Bank
2 days, 11 hours ago

Israel extends closure of Al Jazeera office in occupied West Bank

Al Jazeera  

The move follows a raid last September by Israeli forces that shut Al Jazeera’s Ramallah office for 45 days. Israeli authorities have renewed a closure order on Al Jazeera’s office in the occupied West Bank, days after the Palestinian Authority suspended the network’s broadcasts for four months. Israeli soldiers posted an extension order on the entrance of the building housing …

Palestinian Authority shuts down several Al Jazeera digital platforms
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3 days, 11 hours ago

Palestinian Authority shuts down several Al Jazeera digital platforms

Al Jazeera  

The decision came after the PA closed Al Jazeera’s office in the occupied West Bank, temporarily suspending its work. The Magistrate Court of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank has ordered the closure of several Al Jazeera websites for four months, a court document shows – the latest restriction by the Palestinian Authority on the network. The latest move came …

Palestinian Authority suppresses criticism of Jenin operation in West Bank
4 days, 11 hours ago

Palestinian Authority suppresses criticism of Jenin operation in West Bank

Al Jazeera  

The PA’s ban on Al Jazeera is part of a broader crackdown on those criticising its operation in the Jenin camp. Beirut, Lebanon – The Palestinian Authority’s ban on Al Jazeera is part of a broader attempt to silence criticism of its security operation in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, according to activists and analysts. Repression …

Al Jazeera in Palestine: A timeline of coverage against all odds
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6 days, 11 hours ago

Al Jazeera in Palestine: A timeline of coverage against all odds

Al Jazeera  

The network has continued to report on the plight of Palestinians, despite intimidation. Al Jazeera Media Network has strongly condemned the Palestinian Authority ban on its operations in the occupied West Bank this week, calling it an action that “aligns with Israeli occupation practises”. Al Jazeera’s determination to provide round-the-clock, firsthand reporting on the horrors in Gaza and the deadly …

Palestine suspends Al Jazeera operations temporarily, cites incitement concerns
1 week ago

Palestine suspends Al Jazeera operations temporarily, cites incitement concerns

India Today  

The Palestinian Authority temporarily halted operations of Qatar's Al Jazeera television in the territory, including its broadcasts, citing the network's dissemination of "inciting material," the Palestinian news agency WAFA said on Wednesday. The culture, interior and communications ministers made the decision jointly because the channel broadcast material that was "deceiving and stirring strife," WAFA said without providing details on the …

Photos: More than 60 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza
1 week ago

Photos: More than 60 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza

Al Jazeera  

Medical sources told Al Jazeera on Thursday that Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip had killed at least 63 Palestinians. Gaza’s Government Media Office gave a higher number, saying that 71 had been killed, including the head of the enclave’s police force and his deputy, after Israeli military forces carried out 34 air strikes over the previous 24 hours. Israeli …

Al Jazeera slams Palestinian Authority move to suspend West Bank operations
1 week, 1 day ago

Al Jazeera slams Palestinian Authority move to suspend West Bank operations

Al Jazeera  

The network says the PA’s decision is ‘in line with the occupation’s actions against its staff’. Al Jazeera has deplored the Palestinian Authority’s decision to close its office in the occupied West Bank, calling it a move that is “in line with the occupation’s actions against its staff”. “And – unfortunately – such a decision comes in line with the …

Palestinian Authority freezes Al Jazeera operations in the West Bank
1 week, 1 day ago

Palestinian Authority freezes Al Jazeera operations in the West Bank

CNN  

CNN — The Palestinian Authority has suspended Al Jazeera from broadcasting and operating in the occupied West Bank. Following Monday’s announcement by the Palestinian Authority, Al Jazeera reiterated its “commitment to continue covering events and developments in the West Bank with full professionalism.” The decision came from the Palestinian Authority’s specialized ministerial committee, which includes the Ministries of Culture, Interior, …

Know their names: The Palestinian journalists killed by Israel in Gaza
1 week, 2 days ago

Know their names: The Palestinian journalists killed by Israel in Gaza

Al Jazeera  

As the conflict in Gaza enters its 15th month, more than 45,400 people have been killed and 108,000 injured. Despite these challenges, Palestinian journalists have continued to report the horrors of the war, serving as the world’s eyes and ears during one of the deadliest conflicts of the 21st century. From October 7, 2023, to December 25, 2024, at least …

Israel kills 5 journalists in latest Gaza attacks as three babies freeze to death
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2 weeks ago

Israel kills 5 journalists in latest Gaza attacks as three babies freeze to death

The Independent  

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Israel kills five Palestinian journalists in attack on media van
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2 weeks ago

Israel kills five Palestinian journalists in attack on media van

Al Jazeera  

The Israeli genocide has killed at least 38 more Palestinians in Gaza in the past 24 hours, including five journalists. Gaza’s Ministry of Health on Thursday said the overall death toll in the Palestinian enclave since October last year stood at 45,399, while more than 107,000 have been wounded. On Thursday morning, Israel hit a broadcast van parked close to …

Five journalists killed in Israeli strike near hospital, authorities say
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2 weeks ago

Five journalists killed in Israeli strike near hospital, authorities say

Al Jazeera  

Journalists from Al-Quds Today were covering events at al-Awda Hospital when vehicle was struck, according to reports. Five journalists have been killed in an Israeli strike in the vicinity of a hospital in central Gaza, according to Palestinian authorities and media reports. The journalists from the Al-Quds Today channel were covering events near al-Awda Hospital, located in the Nuseirat refugee …

Israeli strike kills 5 Palestinian journalists in Gaza, officials say
2 weeks ago

Israeli strike kills 5 Palestinian journalists in Gaza, officials say

NPR  

Israeli strike kills 5 Palestinian journalists in Gaza, officials say toggle caption Abdel Kareem Hana/AP DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — An Israeli strike killed five Palestinian journalists outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip overnight, the Health Ministry said early Thursday. The military said it targeted a group of fighters from Islamic Jihad, a militant group allied with Hamas, whose …

Israeli strike kills five journalists in Gaza, hospital says
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Israeli strike kills five journalists in Gaza, hospital says

CNN  

CNN — Five journalists have been killed in an overnight Israeli strike that hit their vehicle in Gaza, a hospital and their news outlet said in a statement on Thursday. Al-Quds Today Television condemned the attack and said the five were killed “while performing their journalistic and humanitarian duty.” The Israel Defense Forces confirmed the strike, and said that a …

Al Jazeera condemns Fatah campaign against it in West Bank
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Al Jazeera condemns Fatah campaign against it in West Bank

Al Jazeera  

Fatah has banned Al Jazeera from reporting from the Jenin governorate. Al Jazeera Media Network has condemned an “incitement campaign” initiated by Fatah in the occupied West Bank against Al Jazeera and its journalists, particularly against correspondent Mohamad Atrash. The network in a statement said the “deplorable” campaign was launched because it covered clashes between the Palestinian National Security Forces …

Media freedom watchdog decries Israel’s killing of journalists in Gaza
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Media freedom watchdog decries Israel’s killing of journalists in Gaza

Al Jazeera  

CPJ says the Israeli military ‘continues to act with total impunity when it comes to the killing of journalists’. The Committee to Protect Journalists has denounced Israel’s killing of four Palestinian journalists in Gaza over the past week as the Israeli military intensifies its bombardment of the besieged territory. “Israel is responsible for two-thirds of those deaths and yet continues …

Journalist killed in Israeli strike on Gaza: Report
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Journalist killed in Israeli strike on Gaza: Report

Hindustan Times  

An Israeli strike on Gaza killed an Al Jazeera journalist on Sunday, the Qatar-based channel reported, amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. Representative image: A journalist was killed in a recent Israeli strike on Gaza "Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed al-Louh was killed today, Sunday, in an Israeli bombardment," the network's Arabic-language website reported, adding …

Palestinian journalist, Gaza Civil Defence workers killed in Israeli strike
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Palestinian journalist, Gaza Civil Defence workers killed in Israeli strike

Al Jazeera  

Ahmed al-Louh is the third journalist killed in Gaza in the last 24 hours. An Israeli air strike has killed Palestinian journalist Ahmed al-Louh and five Palestinian Civil Defence workers in central Gaza’s Nuseirat camp. Al-Louh had been covering Israel’s war on Gaza when it first began in October 2023, embedded with the Gaza Strip’s Palestinian Civil Defence teams, Al …

Media groups condemn Israel over Gaza journalist ‘massacre’
4 weeks ago

Media groups condemn Israel over Gaza journalist ‘massacre’

Al Jazeera  

Two separate reports from media freedom organisations that analysed the deaths of reporters worldwide this year found Israel carried out a “massacre” of journalists in Gaza, an accusation denied by the Israeli government. An annual report published by Reporters Without Borders on Thursday found the Israeli army killed 18 journalists – two in Lebanon and 16 in Gaza – as …

On the Intl Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, a tribute to the journalists killed in Gaza
1 month, 1 week ago

On the Intl Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, a tribute to the journalists killed in Gaza

New Indian Express  

"I hope you come out safe from this war. His entire family was killed when Israel bombed the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza in December 2023, two months after the war broke out. It has been the normal for Palestinian journalists since the beginning of Israel's recent "genocidal" war on Gaza. "It's a difficult moment in the life of …

An Israeli strike that killed 3 Lebanese journalists was most likely deliberate, watchdog says
1 month, 2 weeks ago

An Israeli strike that killed 3 Lebanese journalists was most likely deliberate, watchdog says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An Israeli airstrike that killed …

An Israeli strike that killed 3 Lebanese journalists was most likely deliberate, watchdog says
1 month, 2 weeks ago

An Israeli strike that killed 3 Lebanese journalists was most likely deliberate, watchdog says

LA Times  

A journalist observes the site where an Israeli airstrike hit a compound housing journalists, killing three media staffers from two different news agencies, according to Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency, in Hasbaya village, southeast Lebanon, on Oct. 25. An Israeli airstrike that killed three journalists and wounded others in Lebanon last month was most likely a deliberate attack on civilians …

National Press Club hands Al Jazeera’s Wael Dahdouh press freedom award
1 month, 4 weeks ago

National Press Club hands Al Jazeera’s Wael Dahdouh press freedom award

Al Jazeera  

The National Press Club has handed its top award for press freedom to Al Jazeera’s Wael Dahdouh. The Washington-based organisation said in a statement that the John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award will be presented to the Gaza bureau chief at a gala on November 21. Dahdouh was wounded by shrapnel in December as the Al Jazeera team covered drone attacks …

Al Jazeera War Crimes: A Call for International Action
2 months, 1 week ago

Al Jazeera War Crimes: A Call for International Action

Al Jazeera  

Al Jazeera, a prominent news network, has demanded protection for its journalists in Gaza. The network has been targeted and killed by Israeli forces, including Al Jazeera journalists, since the start of the Israeli assault in October 2023. Al Jazeera has condemned the systematic targeting of journalists and called for their immediate protection. The network also highlighted the restrictions on …

Beirut hit by multiple Israeli air strikes as claims of journalists working for Hamas labelled 'fabricated'
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Beirut hit by multiple Israeli air strikes as claims of journalists working for Hamas labelled 'fabricated'

ABC  

Israel has accused six Palestinian journalists of working for Hamas and Islamic Jihad, claims which the Al Jazeera media network has rejected as an attempt to silence them. "Al Jazeera condemns Israeli accusations against its journalists in Gaza and warns against being a justification for targeting them," the network said in a statement on Wednesday. Six buildings destroyed in Beirut, …

Israel accuses 6 Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza of being Palestinian militants
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel accuses 6 Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza of being Palestinian militants

The Independent  

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Israeli attacks against journalists, media freedom decried at UNSC
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Israeli attacks against journalists, media freedom decried at UNSC

Al Jazeera  

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu says attacks are meant to prevent the world from knowing what is happening in Gaza. “ journalists from Palestine, Lebanon and Al Jazeera who Israel has killed or closed their offices while they risk everything to ensure we don’t all return to a world where children and babies die in silence, perish in darkness,” Maldives President …

Israel raids and shuts down Al Jazeera's bureau in Ramallah in the West Bank
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel raids and shuts down Al Jazeera's bureau in Ramallah in the West Bank

The Independent  

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Israeli forces raid, shutter Al Jazeera bureau in West Bank
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Israeli forces raid, shutter Al Jazeera bureau in West Bank

Salon  

Israeli forces raided and shuttered the West Bank bureau of news organization Al Jazeera, accusing the newsroom of "supporting terrorism" in an order that compelled the office to close for 45 days. The broadcaster railed against the Ramallah raid this week, noting that their Ramallah studio is well within territory that is meant to be under the authority of the …

Israeli forces raid, shut down Al Jazeera’s Ramallah bureau in the West Bank
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Israeli forces raid, shut down Al Jazeera’s Ramallah bureau in the West Bank

LA Times  

Al Jazeera broadcast engineer Mohammad Salameh works in the master control room at the network’s office in the West Bank city of Ramallah in May. Israeli troops raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera in the Israeli-occupied West Bank early Sunday, ordering the bureau to shut down amid a widening campaign by Israel targeting the Qatar-funded broadcaster …

Young Palestinian journalist who reported on Gaza’s destruction now continues education in Lebanon
4 months ago

Young Palestinian journalist who reported on Gaza’s destruction now continues education in Lebanon

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — A young Palestinian journalist whose coverage of the widespread destruction and humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip went viral now watches the war from afar in Lebanon. “You’re a journalist and a Palestinian human witnessing it,” Alaqad told the AP, sitting in the patio of one of those cafes, wearing a black and white traditional keffiyeh scarf. “Instead …

‘ELIMINATED’: Israel Brags Of Killing Noted Al Jazeera Journalist In Gaza
5 months, 1 week ago

‘ELIMINATED’: Israel Brags Of Killing Noted Al Jazeera Journalist In Gaza

Huff Post  

Mourners and colleagues surround the body of Al-Jazeera Arabic journalist Ismail al-Ghoul, killed along with his cameraman Rami al-Rifi in an Israeli strike. In a tweet Thursday, the Israeli military indicated it had purposefully targeted the journalist, claiming without evidence that al-Ghoul was a “terrorist” and a member of Hamas’ military wing. “🔴ELIMINATED: Ismail al-Ghoul, a Hamas Military Wing operative, …

Two Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza
5 months, 1 week ago

Two Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza

The Independent  

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Al Jazeera refutes ‘baseless’ Israeli allegations against Ismail al-Ghoul
5 months, 1 week ago

Al Jazeera refutes ‘baseless’ Israeli allegations against Ismail al-Ghoul

Al Jazeera  

During its war on Gaza, Israel has claimed its bombings of journalists and civilian targets were strikes against Hamas. Al Jazeera has “strongly” rejected “baseless” Israeli allegations that the network’s correspondent Ismail al-Ghoul, who was killed in an Israeli attack in Gaza, was a Hamas operative. Al Jazeera Media Network said the accusation against al-Ghoul “highlights Israel’s long history of …

Al-Jazeera says two of its journalists killed in Israeli strike in Gaza
5 months, 1 week ago

Al-Jazeera says two of its journalists killed in Israeli strike in Gaza

Associated Press  

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Two Al-Jazeera reporters were killed in an Israeli strike in northern Gaza on Wednesday, the satellite news network said, the latest Palestinian journalists working with the Qatari network to be killed in the war-torn enclave. The two journalists had been reporting together at the Shati Refugee Camp, the birthplace of slain Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh who …

Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza
5 months, 1 week ago

Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza

CNN  

CNN — Two Al Jazeera correspondents were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Al-Shati refugee camp, northern Gaza, on Wednesday, sparking condemnation from advocacy groups and highlighting the dangers for local reporters covering the horrors of Israel’s offensive. Al Jazeera condemned what it claimed was the “targeted assassination” of its journalists by Israeli forces, claiming the attack was “part of …

Al Jazeera journalist, cameraman killed in Israeli attack on Gaza
5 months, 1 week ago

Al Jazeera journalist, cameraman killed in Israeli attack on Gaza

Al Jazeera  

Ismail al-Ghoul and Rami al-Rifi killed in Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, in Israeli strike on their vehicle. Al Jazeera Arabic journalist Ismail al-Ghoul and his cameraman Rami al-Rifi have been killed in an Israeli air attack on the Gaza Strip. “This latest attack on Al Jazeera journalists is part of a systematic targeting campaign against the network’s …

Five journalists killed as Israel steps up bombardment across Gaza
6 months ago

Five journalists killed as Israel steps up bombardment across Gaza

Al Jazeera  

Journalist couple Amjad Jahjouh and Wafa Abu Dabaan and their children were killed in a strike on the Nuseirat camp. At least five journalists were killed in attacks by Israeli forces in the last 24 hours in Gaza as bombings and air strikes across the besieged enclave intensified. On Saturday, Gaza’s Government Media Office said separate Israeli strikes killed three …

On 2nd anniversary of Abu Akleh killing, press advocates push for justice
7 months, 4 weeks ago

On 2nd anniversary of Abu Akleh killing, press advocates push for justice

Al Jazeera  

Advocates say the lack of accountability in Al Jazeera journalist’s killing reflects a pattern of impunity in Israel’s attacks on press. But activists say the case of renowned Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, a United States citizen, underscores the fact that Israel has been killing journalists with impunity long before the current war. “Two years ago, Israeli forces assassinated …

Israel orders Al Jazeera to shut down as Netanyahu rejects peace talks
8 months ago

Israel orders Al Jazeera to shut down as Netanyahu rejects peace talks

The Independent  

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Israel bans Al Jazeera: What does it mean and what happens next?
8 months ago

Israel bans Al Jazeera: What does it mean and what happens next?

Al Jazeera  

Al Jazeera said it will pursue available legal channels to protect its journalists from Israel’s ‘slanderous’ shutdown. Al Jazeera has been targeted by Israel before: Netanyahu threatened to shut down its Jerusalem office back in 2017, and an Israeli missile destroyed the building housing the broadcaster’s office in Gaza in 2021. On Sunday, Al Jazeera released a statement condemning the …

Why Netanyahu cabinet voted to end Al Jazeera's operations in Israel amidst Gaza war
8 months ago

Why Netanyahu cabinet voted to end Al Jazeera's operations in Israel amidst Gaza war

Hindustan Times  

Israel has decided to end Al Jazeera's operations in the country amidst its ongoing war against Hamas. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Following the cabinet meeting, Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi signed the directives formally prohibiting the Qatar-owned news outlet in Israel. A look at the order signed by Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi According to a decree signed by Shlomo Karhi, …

Benjamin Netanyahu announces ban on Al Jazeera in Israel
8 months ago

Benjamin Netanyahu announces ban on Al Jazeera in Israel

Hindustan Times  

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the country's government has decided to shut down Qatar's global news channel Al Jazeera's local branch. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Netanyahu called the AL Jazeera incitement channel. Earlier today, Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Hamas' demand for ending the war in Gaza in exchange for Israeli hostages, saying that would keep the …

Israel orders Al Jazeera to close its local operation and seizes some of its equipment
8 months ago

Israel orders Al Jazeera to close its local operation and seizes some of its equipment

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news network to close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud between the broadcaster and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line government as Doha-mediated cease-fire negotiations with Hamas hang in the balance. Palestinian politics analyst Nehad Abu Ghoush is live at Al Jazeera broadcast inside the network’s office in …

Netanyahu vows to ban Al Jazeera news network in Israel, calls it 'Hamas mouthpiece'
8 months ago

Netanyahu vows to ban Al Jazeera news network in Israel, calls it 'Hamas mouthpiece'

India TV News  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Sunday, sharpened his rejection of Hamas's demands for an end to the Gaza war in exchange for the freeing of hostages, saying that would keep the Palestinian Islamist group in power and pose a threat to Israel. “Al Jazeera reporters harmed Israel’s security and incited against soldiers,” Netanyahu said in the statement. “It’s time …

Al Jazeera closure: Israel orders shut down of network in the country, seizes equipment, in ‘dark day for democracy’
8 months ago

Al Jazeera closure: Israel orders shut down of network in the country, seizes equipment, in ‘dark day for democracy’

CNN  

CNN — Israel shut down Al Jazeera’s operations in the country and seized some of its communication equipment Sunday, prompting condemnation from the United Nations and rights groups over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s moves to restrict press freedoms. The Qatari-based news network, which has produced dogged, on the ground reporting of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, called the …

Israel orders Al Jazeera satellite news network to close local operation
8 months ago

Israel orders Al Jazeera satellite news network to close local operation

LA Times  

Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news network to close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud between the broadcaster and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-line government as Doha-mediated cease-fire negotiations with Hamas hang in the balance. “It’s time to remove the Hamas mouthpiece from our country.” Al Jazeera issued a statement vowing it will “pursue all available …

Al Jazeera condemns Israeli government decision to shut down local offices
8 months ago

Al Jazeera condemns Israeli government decision to shut down local offices

Al Jazeera  

Israeli cabinet votes unanimously to close the network’s operations in Israel with immediate effect. Al Jazeera Media Network has condemned the Israeli government’s decision to close its operations in Israel as a “criminal act” and warned that the country’s suppression of the free press “stands in contravention of international and humanitarian law”. The message flagged with “Yes” reads: “In accordance …

World Press Freedom Day: Gaza conflict deadliest for journalists
8 months ago

World Press Freedom Day: Gaza conflict deadliest for journalists

Al Jazeera  

As the war in Gaza becomes the deadliest conflict for journalists, Al Jazeera looks at press freedom in the past year. “World Press Freedom Day was established to celebrate the value of truth and to protect the people who work courageously to uncover it.” Deadliest period for journalists in Gaza More than 100 journalists and media workers, the vast majority …

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