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Israel orders Al Jazeera to close its local operation and seizes some of its equipment
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/netanyahu-s-cabinet-votes-to-close-al-jazeera-offices-in-israel-following-rising-tensions/ar-BB1lQJx3Israel orders Al Jazeera to close its local operation and seizes some of its equipment
Story by TIA GOLDENBERG and JON GAMBRELL, Associated Press
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar's Al Jazeera satellite news network to close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud between the broadcaster and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hard-line government as Doha-mediated cease-fire negotiations with Hamas hang in the balance.
The extraordinary order, which includes confiscating broadcast equipment, preventing the broadcast of the channel’s reports and blocking its websites, is believed to be the first time Israel has ever shuttered a foreign news outlet.
Al Jazeera went off Israel’s main cable and satellite providers in the hours after the order. However, its website and multiple online streaming links still operated Sunday.
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