Israel extends closure of Al Jazeera office in occupied West Bank

A military vehicle moves in a street outside the building where the Al Jazeera office is located, in Ramallah, the occupied West Bank [File: Mohammed Torokman/Reuters]

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 Al Jazeera’s offices in central Ramallah, a city in the occupied West Bank under Palestinian Authority (PA) control, on Tuesday morning. The document renews the closure starting on December 22 for 45 days.