Israeli forces have raided Al Jazeera�s offices in Ramallah and imposed a 45-day closure.

Heavily armed, masked Israeli soldiers entered the building and handed the order to the network�s Walid al-Omari early on Sunday. They did not provide a reason for the decision.

�There is a court ruling for closing down Al Jazeera for 45 days,� a soldier told al-Omari as Al Jazeera Arabic broadcast the conversation live.

�I ask you to take all the cameras and leave the office at this moment.�