His cabinet Benjamin Netanyahu unanimously voted to shut down the activities of the Qatar Television Network, Al Jazeera, in Israel, according to a government announcement, which however did not specify when this decision will be implemented.
The cabinet vote came after Israel’s parliament passed a law allowing Israel to temporarily shut down foreign broadcasters deemed a threat to national security during the Gaza war.
Al Jazeera, a fierce critic of Israel’s military operation in Gaza, has previously accused Israel of systematically targeting its offices and staff.
In 2022, Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh was killed by Israeli forces while reporting in Jenin, located in the occupied West Bank.
In January, Al Jazeera blamed Israel for the targeted killing of two of its journalists in Gaza.
Israel has repeatedly clashed with Al Jazeera, which maintains offices in the occupied West Bank and Gaza. Israeli officials have accused the network of anti-Israel bias, a charge the network denies.
With foreign journalists banned from entering Gaza, Al Jazeera staff based in the Gaza Strip are among the few news organizations able to cover the war on the ground.
The network has pledged to stick to its reporting with “boldness and professionalism.”
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