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Israel’s government has voted to close down Al Jazeera, amid rising tensions over the media outlet’s coverage of the war in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday that his cabinet had unanimously voted to shut down the local offices of the Qatar-owned broadcaster. He revealed the government’s decision on X, though further details were not clear. “My government decided unanimously: the incitement channel Al Jazeera will close in Israel,” the post read in Hebrew. Reporters Without Borders condemned the decision on X, calling it “repressive legislation” aiming to “cen…

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