Last month, Mr Netanyahu vowed to “act immediately to stop” Al Jazeera’s operations in Israel.

“Al Jazeera harmed Israel’s security, actively participated in the October 7 massacre, and incited against Israeli soldiers,” he wrote on social media.

Imran Khan, an Al Jazeera reporter, said that the website has been banned and that any device used for news gathering – such as a journalist’s mobile phone – can be confiscated.

“They banned our website…The website is now inaccessible. They are also banning any device used for providing content, that includes my mobile phone – if I use that to do any kind of news gathering, the Israelis can simply confiscate it,” said Mr Khan, during a broadcast.

“Our internet access provider is also in danger of being fined if they host the website. The Al Jazeera TV channel [has been] completely banned, transmission by any kind of content provider is also banned,” he added. “It is a wide-ranging ban and we don’t know how long it will be in place for.”

The cabinet vote on Sunday came after Israel’s parliament passed a law allowing the temporary closure in Israel of foreign broadcasters considered to be a threat to national security during the war in Gaza.

Walid Omary, the head of Al Jazeera in Israel and the Palestinian territories, described the government’s decision on Sunday as “dangerous” and politically motivated.

Al Jazeera’s legal team was preparing a response, Mr Omary told Reuters, in a possible anticipation of a court appeal against the decision.

The Al Jazeera network has vowed to persist in its reporting with “boldness and professionalism”.