Al Jazeera faces ‘security threat’ ban as Israel passes new law

After the law was passed, Benjamin Netanyahu posted on X that Al Jazeera would no longer be broadcast from Israel. Photograph: Ronen Zvulun/EPA

Israeli legislators have approved a bill paving the way for a ban on Al Jazeera and other international news outlets perceived as posing a threat to security.

After the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, promised to take prompt measures to force the end of Al Jazeera’s operations within the country, parliament granted senior ministers authority to shut down foreign news networks.