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Al-Aqsa TV (قناة الأقصى) is a television channel run by Hamas and based in the Gaza Strip. Named after the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, the channel was founded in 2005 and began broadcasting on 9 January 2006, after Hamas won the 2006 Palestinian legislative election.

The channel's programmes include news, religiously inspired entertainment and children's shows.

Al-Aqsa TV Programs

The schedule combines news bulletins with Quran recitation sessions, sports programmes and religiously inspired entertainment.

The channel became widely known for its children's programme Tomorrow's Pioneers, which featured costumed characters.

Leadership and Controversies

Al-Aqsa TV was directed by Fathi Hamad, a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council and Interior Minister of the Gaza Strip. The channel employed around 200 people and, while claiming independence from Hamas, had many Hamas members among its senior staff.

The channel has been at the centre of repeated controversies: in 2010 France ordered Eutelsat to stop carrying it over violations of laws against promoting violence and racial hatred; in 2014 Egyptian authorities raided its Cairo offices; in 2015 the Palestinian Authority banned companies from airing it; and in 2016 the US designated its director.

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