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Al Jazeera Arabic reporter Ismail Al-Ghoul and his colleague, cameraman Rami Al-Rifi, were killed Wednesday after reporting from Shati refugee camp, near the Gazan home of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in Tehran that morning. According to Al Jazeera, their car was targeted by the IDF

The Tel Aviv District Court ordered that the timeframe for Al Jazeera's shutdown be shortened from 45 to 35 days, expiring on Sunday. The ruling enables Al Jazeera to resume its usual activities in Israel

The Netanyahu government's decision to ban Al Jazeera and its disregard for press freedom are not surprising. It is futile, dangerous and anti-democratic. But the shutdown won't stop our coverage of both sides of the Gaza war

Israel's communications minister lauded the decision as 'an end to the network's well-oiled incitement machine'; Israel Police raided the channel's Jerusalem office and confiscated equipment; Al Jazeera slammed the decision, calling it a 'slanderous and deceptive move'

The cameraman, Samer Abu Daqqa, was killed in an Israeli drone strike while covering an earlier bombing of Gazan school, Al Jazeera reports; IDF said it 'never' targets journalists deliberately