Israel to return Associated Press's seized video equipment used for Gaza live feed
Israeli authorities confiscated camera equipment belonging to The Associated Press on Tuesday, saying the news agency was breaking the law by providing a live broadcast to Al Jazeera television, AP and Israel's Communications Ministry said.
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![Israeli officials seized The Associated Press's video equipment from an apartment block in Sderot, Southern Israel on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Israeli officials seized the camera and broadcasting equipment belonging to The Associated Press in southern Israel on Tuesday, accusing the news organization of violating the country's new ban on Al Jazeera. Shortly before the equipment was seized, it was broadcasting a general view of northern Gaza. A composite image. The image on the left shows two men in a corridor one with his back turned and the other facing the camera holding video camera equipment. The image on the right shows a video camera, tripod and other equipment laid out on a grey carpet.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7210207.1716318899!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/israel-seizes-associated-press-equipment-may-21-2024.jpg)
Israeli authorities confiscated camera equipment belonging to The Associated Press on Tuesday, saying the news agency was breaking the law by providing a live broadcast to Al Jazeera television, AP and Israel's Communications Ministry said.