Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that his government had voted unanimously to shut down the local offices of Qatar-owned broadcaster Al Jazeera, escalating Israel’s long-running feud with the channel at a time when ongoing ceasefire negotiations with Hamas are being mediated in part by Qatar. Israel’s communication minister, Shlomo Karhi, ordered Al Jazeera’s broadcasting equipment to be seized. Read our liveblog for all the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war.
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that his government had voted unanimously to shut down the local offices of Qatar-owned broadcaster Al Jazeera, escalating Israel’s long-running feud with the channel at a time when ongoing ceasefire negotiations with Hamas are being mediated in part by Qatar. Israel’s communication minister, Shlomo Karhi, ordered Al Jazeera’s broadcasting equipment to be seized. Read our liveblog for all the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war.
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