It is the longest blackout since the start of the war, according to the strip’s main communications company, which says it is unable to make repairs amid the fighting.
Tag: Communications and Media Blackouts
Gaza communications have been nearly blacked out for two days.
It was the fifth such blackout of phone and internet service in the territory since the war began.
Surviving War in Gaza, One Text Message at a Time
Every morning, Ahmed Mansour, a Palestinian filmmaker in the U.S., texts his family in Gaza to check if they are still alive. Israel’s siege of the territory has caused widespread communication blackouts, making it difficult for him to reach his parent…
A Journey Into Northern Gaza: Ruins, Wreckage and Darkness
New York Times journalists traveled with an Israeli military convoy to catch a rare glimpse of conditions in wartime Gaza. They saw houses flattened like playing cards and a city utterly disfigured.
Third Communications Blackout Hits Gaza Amid Heavy Strikes
The director general of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said it was “very concerned” about the outage and reports of heavy bombardment.