Al-Quds TV

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Al-Quds TV was a television channel broadcasted on Nilesat and Arabsat networks. It was created on the 11th of November 2008,[1] and shut down on the 10th of Febuary 2019.[2] The channel supported the Hamas political party and was allegedly affiliated with Hamas.[3][4][5][6] The channel also supported Islamic Jihad and criticized Fatah and the Palestinian National Authority.[7] The television channel was once bombed by Israel in the year 2012 which injured 3 staff members of the television channel.[8] The television channel was declared a terrorist group in 2018 as the Defense Minister at the time claimed that the channel was a propaganda arm of Hamas.[9]

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  1. "Hamas Expands Reach Through Media". Anti-Defamation League. 24 November 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-10-06. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  2. "Hamas Expands Reach Through Media". Anti-Defamation League. 24 November 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-10-06. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  3. "رغم مناشدات لإبقائها.. قرار مفاجئ بإغلاق قناة "القدس" الفضائية". www.aljazeeramubasher.net.
  4. "Al-Quds, Hamas's second satellite TV channel, went on air on November 11, further expanding that movement's media empire". Terrorism Info. 16 November 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  5. Ragson, Adam (2019-02-13). "Pro-Hamas TV station labeled a terrorist group by Israel halts its operations". Times of Israel. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  6. "Palestinian Shooter in Jerusalem Kills 2, Wounds 5". The New York Times. AP. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  7. Ragson, Adam (2019-02-13). "Pro-Hamas TV station labeled a terrorist group by Israel halts its operations". Times of Israel. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  8. 以色列炮轰“圣城”电视台办公楼 造成3名工作人员受伤
  9. Ragson, Adam (2019-02-13). "Pro-Hamas TV station labeled a terrorist group by Israel halts its operations". Times of Israel. Retrieved 27 September 2023.