The Palestinian Authority has suspended the operations of the Al Jazeera news channel in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, citing unspecified breaches of “laws and regulations,” according to a statement Thursday by Mohammad Mustafa,

Al Jazeera’s West Bank operations will be suspended by the Palestinian Authority following coverage of its clashes with terror groups.

The Palestinian Authority has ordered the suspension of broadcasts by Al Jazeera in a move the Qatar-based television network condemned on Thursday as reminiscent of Israeli practices.The network condemned the decision,

The Palestinian Authority temporarily halted operations of Qatar's Al Jazeera television in the territory including its broadcasts, citing the network's dissemination of "inciting material," the Palestinian news agency WAFA said on Wednesday.

The Palestinian Authority has suspended Al Jazeera from broadcasting and operating in the occupied West Bank. It accused the network of broadcasting “inciting materials” and “misleading reports” that “provoke strife and interfere in Palestinian internal affairs,” Wafa, the official Palestinian news agency, said Wednesday.

The authority’s official news media accused the Qatari-backed broadcaster of “inciting sedition” and “interfering in internal Palestinian affairs,” though it did not provide detailed examples of law breaking.

The Palestinian Authority says it has suspended broadcasting by the prominent Arab channel Al Jazeera in parts of the occupied West Bank, citing incitement and bias. Qatari-owned Al Jazeera expressed shock and denounced the decision as "an attempt to hide the truth about events in the occupied territories".

Al Jazeera has been accused of biased reporting and incitement in the West Bank, but has hit back accusing the Palestinian Authority of adopting Israeli-style media censorship.

The Palestinian Authority temporarily halted operations of Qatar's Al Jazeera television in the territory including its broadcasts, the Palestinian news agency WAFA said on Wednesday. Ammar Al-Dwaik,

Al Jazeera has accused the Palestinian Authority of trying to “hide the truth” about its crackdown on militants in the occupied West Bank after officials suspended the Qatari broadcaster’s operations in the territory.