Gaza Strip plunged into total communication blackout

Ahram Online , Sunday 8 Sep 2024

The Gaza Strip experienced a complete communication and internet blackout tonight, with services severed across central and southern areas for the first time in months.

Lack of internet in Gaza Strip
File Photo: Palestinian journalists attempt to connect to the internet using their phones in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP

 

Palestinian telecommunications operators issued a statement confirming the suspension of home internet services, attributing the outage to ongoing Israeli military aggression.

"We regret to announce the suspension of home internet services in the central and southern areas of the Gaza Strip due to the ongoing Israeli aggression," the statement read.

The blackout has further isolated residents amid escalating Israeli hostilities in the region.

Over the past 11 months, the Israeli army has systematically destroyed almost all communication infrastructure in Gaza as part of its ongoing military aggression against the strip.  The destruction has left much of the region in a state of isolation, further compounding the humanitarian crisis.

Rights groups and international observers have raised alarms, warning that the lack of communication has plunged the area into darkness, with civilians facing Israeli violence without access to basic means of communication. Accusations against Israel of genocide and calls for holding it accountable have intensified as the situation worsens.

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