Israeli government blocks Al Mayadeen TV
The Israeli government's security cabinet on Monday approved emergency measures to shut down the operations and broadcast of Beirut-based Al Mayadeen TV in Israel and the occupied West Bank.
The cabinet said in a statement that it had taken action against the channel for "making wartime efforts to harm [Israel's] security interests and to serve the enemy's goals".
The decision was taken after a proposal by Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi to block foreign broadcast networks and channels, close their offices, and block their websites, to prevent them from undermining Israel's security.
"Immediately upon the cabinet approval this morning, I signed the first order to block the internet sites of Al Mayadeen in Israel," Karhi wrote on his Facebook page.