Israel shuts down local Al Jazeera offices in ‘dark day for the media’
by The Guardian
The Guardian— Foreign Press Association decries move under new law based on claim network is a threat to national security Israeli authorities shut down the local offices of Al Jazeera on Sunday, hours after a government vote to use new laws to close the satellite news network’s operations in the country.Critics called the move, which comes as faltering indirect ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas continue, a “dark day for the media” and raised new concerns about the attitude to free speech of...
KIFI—Israel orders shut down of Al Jazeera in the country, seizes equipment, in ‘dark day for democracy’. CNN By Michael Schwartz, Tim Lister and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Israel shut down Al Jazeera’s operations in the country and seized some of its communication equipment Sunday, prompting condemnation from the United Nations and rights groups over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s moves to restrict press freedoms. The closure comes as ceasefire and hostage negotiations
KEYT—Israel orders shut down of Al Jazeera in the country, seizes equipment, in ‘dark day for democracy’. CNN By Michael Schwartz, Tim Lister and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Israel has ordered the closure of Al Jazeera in the country, a move the Qatar-based news network called a “criminal act.” Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a post on X: “The government headed by me unanimously decided: the incitement channel Al
NPR—Israel raids Al Jazeera office as Netanyahu government votes to shut channel down. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that his government voted unanimously to shut down the local offices of Qatar-owned broadcaster Al Jazeera.