Israel shuts down Palestinian radio station for 'incitement' in overnight raid

Apnews.myway.com reports: A Palestinian radio station in Hebron has been stormed and closed down by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) as part of an “incitement” crackdown campaign launched by the Israeli government in the wake of deadly terror attacks on Israelis. The IDF have raided Radio al-Khalil (which is Arabic for Hebron) based in the West Bank city of Hebron, seizing their broadcasting equipment and leaving a notice signed by Major General Roni Numa, commanding officer of Central Command, saying that the station was to remain shut down for six months. “The soldiers came into the station in the morning. More than forty of them. They entered the Hebron radio, disconnected all the equipment and also destroyed and seized equipment. They also took broadcasting items and gave us an order banning us from working for six months because they accuse us of incitement,” Amjad Shawar, the radio station manager, told RT...