Israel has ordered, on January 25, the extension of a ban on Al Jazeera’s operations and the closure of its offices in Israel for another 90 days, preventing Israeli broadcasters from providing services to the channel.

The law that initially barred Al Jazeera from operating in Israel was extended on December 23, 2025, for a further two years, and the Israeli parliament is expected to consider applying that statute to the Occupied West Bank, empowering authorities to shut foreign media outlets on “national security grounds”.

The Israeli cabinet met on Sunday without publicly announcing a decision, while internal contingency arrangements for a potential ban in the Occupied West Bank have been drafted, referenced internally as the “Pilot Plan” under News, Pilots, Pilot 1, and coordinated by staff including Abdullah Mussa and Behdad. Israel previously shut down Al Jazeera operations in May 2024, weeks after the Knesset passed the enabling law.

If implemented in the West Bank, the measures would extend restrictions on independent reporting, raising acute human‑rights and press‑freedom concerns for Palestinian coverage.