The government press office cited a 2016 TV interview in which the Qatari news channel's reporter in Jerusalem, an Arab Israeli, said his journalism was part and parcel of Palestinian "resistance."
Israel also plans to revoke the media credentials of the Qatar-based network's TV journalists and remove its broadcasts from cable and satellite providers.
Ayoub Kara also spoke with the presidents of Latin American nations including Ecuador, Colombia, Guatemala and Paraguay to convince them to join forces with Israel in the fight against terrorism.