Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that his government will close the Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera's operations inside Israel, confiscate the network's broadcast equipment, and block access to its website.
FILE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, Israel on Oct. 28, 2023. Netanyahu pledged Tuesday, April 30 to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, …Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that his government will close the Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera’s operations inside Israel, confiscate the network’s broadcast equipment, and block access to its website.
“The government headed by me unanimously decided: the incitement channel Al Jazeera will be closed in Israel,” Mr. Netanyahu posted on X. “Netanyahu could not find any justifications to offer the world for his ongoing attacks on Al Jazeera and press freedom except to present new lies and inflammatory slanders against the network and the rights of its employees,” the network said in a statement.
The relationship soured further after Oct. 7, when the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas launched an attack on Israel that killed 1,200 Israelis and resulted in the taking of more than 250 hostages. The channel is funded by the Qatari government. Sunday’s decision by Israel could further strain relations between Israel and Qatar at a crucial moment in negotiations with Hamas over a proposed deal to release some of the hostages still held by the group.
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