Israeli Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi and Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir announced on Friday, June 20, 2025 that broadcasting from those combat zones or missile impact areas in Israel without advance, written permission, would be a criminal offense, as Israel seeks to control reporting about its week-old conflict with Iran.

On Thursday, Israeli police said they stopped international media transmitting live broadcasts from missile landing sites, which revealed their exact locations, including “news agencies through which Al Jazeera was illegally broadcasting.” That same day, the Government Press Office banned live broadcasts from crash sites.

On June 18, IDF military censors issued an order, requiring anyone seeking to broadcast, including via social media, the aftermath of Iranian rocket and drone attacks on Israel’s military sites to obtain prior approval from the army.

On June 16, Israeli police raided a hotel in the northern port city of Haifa where Palestinian journalists were covering the attacks, confiscated their equipment, and launched an investigation.