Netanyahu's Cabinet votes to close Al Jazeera offices in Israel

Israeli cabinet votes to shut down offices of Al Jazeera in country after months of critical coverage

Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered Al Jazeera to shut its offices in Israel after months of fiercely critical coverage of the war by the Qatar-owned news channel.

‘Dark day for media’: Israel shuts down Al Jazeera’s operations

The government accused the Qatari-funded satellite channel of being a “Hamas mouthpiece” and a threat to national security.

‘Hamas’s Mouthpiece’: Israel Raids, Shuts Down Al Jazeera In The Country

Israeli authorities raided and shut down Qatar-based television news network Al Jazeera in Israel with the unanimous approval of the Israeli government.

Israel shutters Al Jazeera operations and begins raiding news organization’s offices

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Sunday that his cabinet had unanimously voted to shut down operations of Al Jazeera in Israel. Authorities started raiding the news organization’s offices soon after. Israel has long had a strained relationship with Al Jazeera, accusing it of anti-Israel bias and collaborating with Hamas. The decision was enabled by a law granting the government the authority to close down foreign news outlets…

Tel Aviv - Israel ordered the closure of Al Jazeera's Qatar satellite news network's local offices on Sunday, escalating a long-standing dispute between the broadcaster and the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It is believed that the extraordinary order, which includes seizing transmission equipment, preventing the broadcast of channel reports and blocking its websites, is the first time Israel has closed a foreign news outlet. A…

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