Al Jazeera office raided as Israel shuts down channel

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The Qatar-based news network condemned the confiscation of broadcast equipment. Also: Israel closes an aid crossing into Gaza after three soldiers were killed in a Hamas rocket attack, and why there are Cubans now fighting for Russia in Ukraine.
5 May 7PM English United Kingdom News

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