Netanyahu's cabinet votes to close Al Jazeera offices in Israel following rising tensions

According to a statement from Netanyahu's office on Sunday, the decision goes into effect immediately. It could include closing the channel's offices in Israel, confiscating broadcast equipment, preventing the broadcast of the channel's reports and blocking its websites, among other measures, the statement said.

The statement from Netanyahu's office said that under a law passed last month, the government can take action against a foreign channel seen as "harming the country". Qatar has had strained ties with Netanyahu in particular since he made comments suggesting that Qatar is not exerting enough pressure on Hamas to prompt it to relent in its terms for a truce deal. Qatar hosts Hamas leaders in exile.

Israel has long had a rocky relationship with Al Jazeera, accusing it of bias. Relations took a major downturn nearly two years ago when Al Jazeera correspondentThose relations further deteriorated following the outbreak of Israel's war against Hamas on October 7, when the militant group carried out a cross-border attack in southern Israel that killed 1200 people and took 250 others hostage.

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