Cairo: Israel will close Al Jazeera's office in Jerusalem, the Qatari news television network says.

"Israel to shut Al Jazeera offices in Jerusalem and revoke credentials of its journalists," the broadcaster said on Twitter on Sunday, adding that the shutdown would include its Arabic and English channels.

Qatar-funded broadcaster Al-Jazeera is facing having its local operations shut down in Israel. Credit:AP

Kara, of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party, said he wants to revoke press cards from Al Jazeera reporters, which in affect prevents them from working in Israel.

Kara added he has asked cable and satellite networks to block their transmissions and is seeking legislation to ban them altogether.