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The Palestinian Authority decided to stop broadcasting Al Jazeera and freeze all its activities in the Palestinian territories, accusing the Qatari television network of “inciting the rebellion” and “interfering in the internal affairs of Palestine.”
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The official Palestinian News Agency (Wafa) published the text of the decision to close the channel, which said: “The competent ministerial committee on which the Ministries of Culture, Interior and Communications have decided to stop broadcasting and freeze the work of Al Jazeera. satellite channel and its office in Palestine, and to liberate the work of all its journalists, employees, crews and channels affiliated with it”.
Wafa explained, “This decision follows Al Jazeera’s demand for broadcasting content and reports characterized by misleading, inciting terrorism, and interference in the internal affairs of Palestine.”
Workers at the Al Jazeera office in Ramallah confirmed that they were informed of this decision on Wednesday evening.
On Wednesday evening, Al Jazeera broadcast scenes in which Palestinian security officials appeared to hand a journalist an official judicial document dated January 1, 2025 in its office in Ramallah ordering the channel to cease operations.
Source: Palestine News Agency (Wafa)