Netanyahu announces “immediate closure” of Al Jazeera news network in Israel

The Israeli Government unanimously decided this Sunday to close the broadcast of the Qatari channel Al Jazeera in Israelafter Parliament approved a law last month allowing the closure of foreign media outlets.

“The Government that I lead unanimously decided: the channel of incitement Al Jazeera will close in Israel“, wrote the Israeli Prime Minister on his X account, Benjamin Netanyahuwithout giving further details about when the decision will come into force.

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In his message, Netanyahu thanked Israel’s Minister of Communications, Shlomo Karhiwhich promoted the rule that allows the Government to close the national transmission of the Qatari network, one of the main sources of information about the war in Gaza due to the large number of journalists it maintains in the enclave.

In a statement, the Israeli Government assured that the order will be implemented “Immediately”.

The authorities detailed that the decision includes the closure of offices in Israel in Al Jazeeraconfiscate its broadcasting equipment, prevent retransmissions, eliminate the channel from the country’s cable and satellite services and block its website, among other measures.

“Al Jazeera journalists damaged Israel’s security and incited army soldiers. It’s time to remove the speaker from the Hamas of our countryNetanyahu said.

The one known as ‘Al Jazeera Law‘grants the Israeli Minister of Communications the power to order content providers, for a renewable period of 45 days, to cease their retransmission from the country, in addition to closing their offices, confiscating their equipment and blocking their website server.

As detailed in the bill, the closure order of a foreign news channel must be subject to judicial review in a district court, which must decide within 72 hours whether to modify or shorten the period of the order.

Get first-hand information about what’s happening in Gaza strip It’s difficult, because Israel prevents the international press from entering the devastated Palestinian enclave, where more than 33,000 people have died.

Al Jazeera is one of the most prominent channels and journalists in the Strip and, since October, has reported bombings on hospitals, attacks on residential buildings and deaths of unarmed Gazans, which, according to experts, could be considered war crimes.

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Furthermore, several of its journalists, such as Hamza Wael Dahdouh any Mustafa Thuria, lost their lives in Israeli bombings. Other famous correspondents like Wael Dahdouh They saw most of their relatives die, including their first-born son and also a reporter, Hamza.

The ‘Al Jazeera Law’ was passed on April 2 and allows you to temporarily block the retransmission in Israel of any foreign media that “harm state security”.

O Foreign Press Association (FPA) of Israel, which represents journalists covering the country and the Palestinian territories for foreign media, then described the decision as “blatant attempt to silence the media”, and warned that it sets a dangerous precedent that could lead to the closure of more media outlets.

Source: Elcomercio

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