Watch: Israeli forces order 45-day closure of Al Jazeera West Bank office

Israeli forces raided the offices of news broadcaster Al Jazeera in the occupied West Bank.

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Viewers watched as the troops handed the closure order to the network’s West Bank bureau chief Walid al-Omari who read it out live on air.

Relations between the Qatari-owned broadcaster and the Israeli government have long been tense but have worsened dramatically following the outbreak of war in Gaza.

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