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The cabinet of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has on Sunday unanimously decided to shut down news channel Al Jazeera’s operations within Israel, a government statement announced. “The government under my leadership has unanimously decided: the incitement channel Al Jazeera will be shut down in Israel,” Netanyahu’s statement read on X. Netanyahu authorised Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi to immediately order the cessation of the channel’s broadcasts in Israel, in both Arabic and English. The ban will also force Al Jazeera to close its offices in Israel, with Karhi ordering the c…

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