The Palestinian Authority has banned the operation of the Qatari channel al-Jazeera and news broadcasts in the West Bank.
Al-Jazeera is in today’s in his statement condemned the Palestinian Authority’s decision on Wednesday and compared it to Israel’s actions. Israel has also previously blocked al-Jazeera’s operations in its country.
Al-Jazeera called on the Palestinian Authority to lift the ban and accused it of threatening its journalists and trying to hide events in the Israeli-occupied territories and refugee camps.
According to the Palestinian Authority, the operation of the channel will be suspended in the West Bank for the time being.
Al-Jazeera is one of the media that closely follows the Middle East.