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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has strongly condemned the Israeli government’s decision to shut down broadcaster Al Jazeera in the country in a statement on Sunday. “The Israeli government voted unanimously to halt operations of Al Jazeera in Israel without specifying when the decision will take effect,” RSF said on X. The RSF denounced “repressive legislation” which censors the channel for its coverage of Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip, which has killed over 34,700 Palestinians since it began on 7 October. Al Jazeera went off-air in Israel on Sunday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netany…