Israeli security forces raided and shut down three local radio stations in the occupied West Bank town of Hebron today, witnesses and the radios’ owners said. ”They raided our offices, they confiscated our equipment, and they detained everyone,” said Ayman al-Qawasmi, the owner of Radio Hurriya. “This has happened before,” he told AFP.
At least two people were arrested during the raids, including Mahmud Kanabi, an on-air broadcaster, witnesses said. None of the three stations were linked to Palestinian political factions.
An Israeli military spokesman said the raid was aimed solely at removing “illegal antennae whose frequencies disrupted media communications,” without providing further details.
(Source: AFP)
