The move silences one of the largest international media outlets on the ground covering the Israel-Hamas war.
Inspectors and police raiding the Al Jazeera offices in Jerusalem , Israel, and confiscating the network's equipment. Photo: Saeed Qaq/NurPhoto via Getty Images Jerusalem bureau Sunday and pulled the network off the air in Israel after the Israeli Parliament passed a measure forcing the closure of the Qatari-owned news outlet's local office.
"Al Jazeera reporters harmed Israel's security and incited against soldiers," Netanyahu said in a statement. "It's time to remove the Hamas mouthpiece from our country."The network said the order, "will not deter us from continuing our bold and professional coverage, and reserves the right to pursue every legal step.
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