Israel claims Al Jazeera office in Ramallah used to 'incite terror'

The Israeli army said it closed the Al Jazeera office in Ramallah after claiming the network was inciting "terror" through its coverage. 

A military statement said it made its decision after a legal opinion and intelligence assessment "determined that the offices were being used to incite terror, to support terrorist activities and that the channel's broadcasts endanger the security and public order in both the area and the state of Israel as a whole".

Al Jazeera, which is based in Doha, denied the claims and said it had no affiliation with armed groups operating in the occupied Palestinian territories. 

The network also condemned the raid against its office in Ramallah and said Israel systematically targets its employees in the Gaza Strip. 

Four of Al Jazeera's journalists have been killed since the war in Gaza began last October.