Israel to shut down Al Jazeera offices amid rising tensions

The decision to ban the Qatar-based newsgroup marks an escalation in the long-running feud between Israel and Al Jazeera.

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00:00 The Israeli government voted unanimously to shut down the local offices of Qatar-owned

00:07 broadcaster Al Jazeera. The news comes after rising tensions over the media outlet's coverage

00:15 of the war in Gaza.

00:20 This is a very dangerous decision against Al Jazeera and against the international media

00:25 at all, because at least it's clear that they want to prevent from any others to know what

00:32 is happening in this war in Gaza, in the West Bank.

00:39 Israeli media report the ban is for 45 days. Israel has had a tense relationship with Al

00:45 Jazeera, accusing it of bias against the country. Al Jazeera has accused Israel of massacres

00:52 and war crimes, while Israel accuses Al Jazeera of collaborating with Hamas.

00:58 (whooshing)