Associated Press was ‘focusing’ broadcast on Israeli soldiers, Israel says

Israel said it seized the broadcasting equipment of the Associated Press (AP) because it was filming the location of Israeli soldiers and had refused to cut off Al Jazeera from their content.

Israel said that the AP was “focusing on the activities of IDF soldiers and their location” from a house in Sderot, Israel.

“Even though the inspectors of the Ministry of Communications warned them that they were breaking the law and that they should cut off Al Jazeera from receiving their content and not transfer a broadcast to Al Jazeera, they continued to do so,” Israel’s communications ministry said in a statement.