The Israeli navy has repeatedly accused journalists from the Qatari community of being “terrorist brokers” in Gaza affiliated with Hamas or its ally, Islamic Jihad.
Al Jazeera denies the Israeli authorities’s accusations and claims that Israel systematically targets its staff within the Gaza Strip.
A minimum of two of its journalists have been killed because the conflict in Gaza began on Oct 7 after Hamas militants attacked southern Israel.
Fourteen Al Jazeera members of workers, all Israeli residents, presently have Israeli authorities press playing cards, Omary mentioned in a textual content message on a journalists’ WhatsApp group.
The Israeli parliament passed a law in early April permitting the banning of overseas media broadcasts deemed dangerous to state safety.
Based mostly on this regulation, the Israeli authorities permitted on Might 5 the decision to ban the channel from broadcasting from Israel and shut its workplaces for a renewable 45-day interval, which was prolonged for a fourth time by a Tel Aviv court docket on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s authorities has had a long-running feud with Al Jazeera that has worsened because the Gaza conflict started.
“There can be no freedom of speech for the Hamas trumpets in Israel,” Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi mentioned in Might.
“Al Jazeera can be closed instantly and the gear can be confiscated.”
The shutdown didn’t have an effect on broadcasts from the Israeli-occupied West Financial institution or the Gaza Strip, from which Al Jazeera nonetheless covers Israel’s conflict with Palestinian militants.
The GPO press card just isn’t necessary for working as a journalist in Israel, however with out it, it’s nearly unimaginable to entry the Parliament, enter ministries, or achieve entry to navy infrastructure.
