Al Jazeera to be shut down in Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that Al Jazeera is to beryllium unopen down successful Israel.

Mr Netanyahu accused the Qatari-owned web of "incitement" and said the furniture determination had been unanimous.

Al Jazeera condemned the determination arsenic "criminal".

Foreign journalists are banned from entering Gaza and Al Jazeera unit determination person been immoderate of the lone reporters connected the ground.

For years, Israeli officials person accused the web of anti-Israeli bias.

But their criticisms of the broadcaster person intensified since the Hamas attacks connected 7 October, successful which 1,200 radical were killed and much than 250 were taken hostage. 128 of those hostages are inactive unaccounted for - and among them, astatine slightest 34 are presumed dead.

At slightest 34,683 Palestinians person been killed and 78,018 injured successful Gaza since 7 October, according to the Hamas-run wellness ministry.

Authorities accidental Al Jazeera has adjacent links with Hamas, which the web vehemently denies.

Last month, the Israeli parliament passed a instrumentality giving the authorities the powerfulness to temporarily adjacent overseas broadcasters considered to beryllium a menace to nationalist information during the warfare against Hamas.

Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi said the prohibition "will spell into effect immediately".

It needs to beryllium recertified each 45 days.

According to the impermanent order, it could besides effect successful the closure of offices, removal of its website and seizure of equipment.

Qatar, wherever Al Jazeera is headquartered, is mediating talks betwixt Israel and Hamas implicit the present astir seven-month agelong conflict. Previous negotiations mediated by Qatar led to a impermanent ceasefire and the merchandise of 105 Israeli hostages.

The transmission has accused Israel of deliberately targeting its staff.

Journalists including Hamza Al-Dahdouh, the lad of Al Jazeera Gaza bureau main Wael Al-Dahdouh, person been killed by Israeli strikes. Israel denies targeting journalists.

"Israel's suppression of escaped property to screen up its crimes by sidesplitting and arresting journalists has not deterred america from performing our duty," the web said successful its effect aft Sunday's ban.