Israel moves to shut down local Al Jazeera offices
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that his government has voted unanimously to shut down the local offices of Qatar-owned broadcaster Al Jazeera, escalating Israel's long-running feud with the channel.
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![RAFAH, GAZA - JANUARY 7: Family and friends including Al Jazeera reporter, Wael Al-Dahdouh, bid farewell to the bodies of journalists Hamza Al-Dahdouh and Mustafa Thuraya on January 7, 2024 in Rafah, Gaza. The journalists, Hamza Al-Dahdouh and Mustafa Thuraya, were reportedly killed when their car was bombed after reporting from an air strike on a building this morning. Hamza is the son of Al Jazeera reporter Wael Al-Dahdouh, whose wife, daughter, grandson and another son were killed in an Israeli air strike earlier in the war. (Photo by Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images) An Al Jazeera reporter.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7194636.1714909055!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/1914667715.jpg)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that his government has voted unanimously to shut down the local offices of Qatar-owned broadcaster Al Jazeera, escalating Israel's long-running feud with the channel.