A government statement said Israel’s communications minister signed orders to “act immediately”, but at least one lawmaker who supported the closure said Al Jazeera could still try to block it in court.
The measure, the statement said, includes closing Al Jazeera’s offices in Israel, confiscating broadcast equipment, cutting off the channel from cable and satellite companies and blocking its websites. It did not mention Al Jazeera’s Gaza operations.
Israeli satellite and cable television providers suspended Al Jazeera broadcasts following the government decision.
There was no official comment from the Qatari government, which deferred to Al Jazeera.
The network last month complained of “a series of systematic Israeli attacks to silence Al Jazeera”.
