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The U.S. privately urged the Israeli government to reverse the seizure, two senior U.S. officials said.

The Israeli government backtracked on Tuesday after its seizure of Associated Press camera equipment caused a fierce backlash

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"Israel started its media silencing campaign by banning 'Al Jazeera' and is now using that as an excuse to obstruct AP."

Defense rests without ex-President Trump taking the witness stand in his New York hush money trial

Israeli officials seized the equipment after accusing the news organisation of violating a new media law by providing images to Al Jazeera.

The government seized the AP equipment from a location in southern Israel earlier on Tuesday (May. 21). When Israel closed down Al Jazeera’s offices earlier this month, media groups warned of the serious implications for press freedom in the country.

(CNN) — In a sharp reversal, Israel said Tuesday it would return camera and broadcast equipment it had seized from The Associated Press in the southern Israeli city of Sderot

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has blasted the charges brought by the International Criminal Court against himself and his defense minister as "beyond outrageous" in an interview Tuesday with CNN's Jake Tapper.

85 Palestinians killed, 200 injured by Israeli indiscriminate bombings in Gaza last 24hrs.