A Palestinian boy searches for recyclable materials in a dump, with destroyed buildings in the background in Khan Younis, in the south of the Gaza Strip, on Jan. 25, 2026. (Credit: Bashar Taleb/AFP)
BEIRUT — Israel has extended for another 90 days its ban on Al-Jazeera Media Network activities and the closure of its offices in the country, the Qatari channel reported this weekend.
The order, signed by Israeli Communications Minister Shlomo Karahi and announced Sunday, also prohibits broadcasting companies, internet service providers and YouTube from providing services to the network inside Israel.
Al-Jazeera noted that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet had voted to shut down its activities in Israel in May 2024, a few weeks after the Israeli Parliament passed a law allowing the temporary closure of foreign broadcasters considered a "threat to national security."
Since the start of the Gaza war on Oct. 7, 2023, more than 220 journalists have been killed by Israel, according to Reporters Without Borders.
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