The connections of Internet and of telephony are gradually being reestablished in the Gaza Stripcontrolled by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamasafter they were interrupted on Friday with the expansion of ground operations by the Israeli Army.
The Palestinian telecommunications company Jawwal announced in a statement the return “gradual” of mobile and landline telephone services, and internet to the enclave.
“Our technical team diligently assesses the damage to our infrastructure network under complicated conditions”the company indicated in the note.
On Friday, the Palestinian telecommunications operator Paltel announced the “full cut” of service in Gaza due to the intense bombings on the Strip, which had “damaged the international lines” that connect the enclave.
This coincided with the Israeli Army’s announcement that same day that it was expanding its ground operations in the Gaza Strip and intensifying the bombing it had been carrying out since October 7.
On Saturday, tycoon Elon Musk announced on the social network X (formerly Twitter), which he owns, that the Starlink network of broadband internet satellites was going to support connectivity in Gaza.
“Starlink will support connectivity with internationally recognized aid organizations in Gaza,” wrote Musk, who is also the owner of Starlink. Musk did not specify what these aid organizations are.
For his part, the president of the Board of Directors of Vodafone Egypt, Hani Mahmoud, told the Egyptian newspaper Al Ahram that they have prepared some mobile stations, which they usually use at events, to “take them to the border areas” with Gaza.
“We are coordinating with government institutions to put this into motion,” said Mahmoud, who recalled that the International Telecommunication Union has emphasized “the importance of the return of communications and the internet to Gaza to save the victims and those injured during the clashes.”
For its part, the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) stated this Sunday in a statement that its teams in Gaza have informed it of the restoration of internet services and other connections.
“They will reassess the situation with the aim of resuming convoys and aid distribution this morning”said UNRWA, which had complained that yesterday no assistance could enter through the Rafah crossing, bordering Egypt, due to the telecommunications outage.
Israel and Hamas have been locked in a war since October 7, after the Palestinian Islamist group attacked Israeli territory, leaving 1,400 dead, some 5,000 injured and 230 hostages that they took to Gaza.
In retaliation, Israel has been bombing Gaza ever since, and since Friday it has been attacking with tanks inside the Strip, leaving some 7,700 Palestinians dead and nearly 19,000 wounded.
Source: Gestion
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