Israeli authorities seized camera equipment from the Associated Press (AP) on Tuesday, alleging that the news agency violated the law by transmitting a live broadcast to Al Jazeera television, according to statements from AP and Israel's Communications Ministry. A law implemented in April permits the government to instruct foreign broadcasters to temporarily halt operations on the grounds of national security. The Communications Ministry of Israel declared that equipment was taken from AP's location in the Israeli town of Sderot. AP had been previously informed that providing feed to Al Jazeera was prohibited, yet persisted in doing so. The ministry stated, "The confiscated camera was illegally broadcasting live footage of the northern Gaza Strip on Al Jazeera TV, which included IDF activities and posed a risk to our soldiers." The White House expressed concern over the incident. Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre mentioned that the White House would investigate the matter and affirmed that journalists have the right to fulfill their duties. In response, AP stated that they were directed to cease a live feed displaying a perspective into Gaza from Sderot, asserting that this action was not content-related but an abusive implementation of Israel's new foreign broadcaster law. AP urged for the return of its equipment and the reinstatement of the live feed. Despite a verbal order received on May 16 to discontinue the feed, AP refused to comply without providing a rationale. AP spokesperson Lauren Easton strongly condemned the Israeli government's actions in shutting down their longstanding live feed and confiscating equipment. Similarly to AP, Reuters also supplies a live feed from various locations around Gaza to global clients, including Al Jazeera. Israel shut down Al Jazeera's operations in early May, citing national security reasons for the duration of the Gaza conflict. Al Jazeera criticized the decision, labeling the accusation of jeopardizing Israeli security as a "dangerous and baseless claim." Al Jazeera did not immediately comment on the AP incident. Requests for comments from the Prime Minister's office and the Communications Ministry remained unanswered.