The United Nations defended freedom of the press Monday as it commented on Israel's decision to shut down the Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera.
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This picture shows a view of the newsroom at the main headquarters of Qatari news broadcaster Al Jazeera in the capital Doha on May 6, 2024. Al Jazeera went off-air in Israel on May 5, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government decided to shut it down following a long-running feud, a move the Qatar-based channel decried as "criminal". -- Photo: KArim Jaafar / AFP
2024-05-07 13:20:25
The United Nations defended freedom of the press Monday as it commented on Israel's decision to shut down the Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday his government had decided unanimously to close the channel, and hours later it went off-air in the country.
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