
Pictures of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh killed by Israeli forces are hung across the facade of the building housing the Doha-based Al-Jazeera TV channel in the occupied-West Bank city of Ramallah. AFP
The PA, which has partial administrative control in the West Bank, said its decision followed a complaint from the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate concerning Al Jazeera's coverage and said the suspension was a temporary move.
"We are deeply concerned by Palestinian Authority's suspension of Al Jazeera operations and reporters in the West Bank amid troubling trend of suppressing freedom of opinion and expression" in the Palestinian territories, the UN human rights office said on X.
"We urge PA to reverse course and respect its international law obligations."
Al Jazeera, which has diligently covered the war on Gaza, including reporting on Israeli war crimes and the killing of civilians, is already barred from broadcasting in Israel.
The broadcaster continues to work in the Gaza Strip.
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