Israeli lawmakers have weighed on a bill that would give top ministers the authority to bar from Israel broadcasts of news channel Al Jazeera, AFP reports.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to take “immediate action” to shut down Al Jazeera in Israel once the law passes.
The bill permitting officials to stop foreign media deemed to harm national security already passed its first parliamentary hurdle last month.
Netanyahu’s Likud party said he asked “to make sure that the law to close Al Jazeera will be approved this evening” in Israel’s parliament, the Knesset.