High Court freezes government’s closure of Army Radio until its final ruling on the issue

In a blow to the government’s plans to shutter Army Radio, the High Court of Justice issues an interim order freezing the closure until the court issues a final ruling on petitions against the move.

The Court’s president, Isaac Amit, says he is issuing the interim order, in part due to the fact that the government did not rule out taking irreversible action against Army Radio before the court issues its final ruling on the petitions.

Amit also notes that Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara supported the petitioners’ requests for an interim order freezing implementation of the decision. The attorney general’s office issued that opinion earlier today.

The cabinet voted last week to close down the station, and had planned for it to cease all operations by March 1, 2026. Opponents of that decision filed petitions against it the next day.