The Palestinian Authority on Wednesday ordered the suspension of broadcasts by Qatar-based across the Palestinian territories, accusing the network of airing “inciting content”, reports, citing official media. “The specialised ministerial committee, comprising the ministries of culture, interior and communications, has decided to suspend broadcasts and freeze all activities of satellite channel and its office in Palestine,” the official Wafa news agency said. “The decision also includes temporarily freezing the work of all journalists, employees, crews and affiliated channels until their legal status is rectified due to ’s violations of the laws and regulations in force in Palestine,” the report said. “This decision comes in response to ’s insistence on broadcasting inciting content and reports characterised by misinformation, incitement, sedition and interference in Palestinian internal affairs,” it added. An employee contacted by confirmed that the network’s office in Ramallah had received a suspension order on Wednesday. Later on Wednesday, the channel aired images of what appeared to be Palestinian security officers entering the network’s office in Ramallah and handing over the suspension orders, but there was still no reaction from the channel to the Palestinian Authority’s move.