Netanyahu government votes to close Al Jazeera channel in Israel

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Israeli cabinet decides unanimously to close the network’s operations in Israel but no clarity on when the decision might take effect.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet has voted unanimously to close Al Jazeera’s operations in Israel, according to a government statement, which did not stipulate when the decision might take effect.

The cabinet vote on Sunday came after Israel’s parliament passed a law allowing the temporary closure in Israel of foreign broadcasters considered to be a threat to national security during the war against Hamas in Gaza.

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