Israel’s government has reversed its decision to shut down and seize broadcast equipment belonging to the Associated Press under the same media law it used to shut down Al Jazeera’s operations in the country earlier this month.
National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said in a statement that both the White House and US State Department had “immediately engaged with the government of Israel at high levels to express our serious concern and ask them to reverse this action” after reports emerged that officials with Israel’s Communications Ministry had travelled to an AP facility in Sderot and took possession of gear that was then being used to broadcast a live feed of the Gaza skyline.
