Date:

18 Jan 2024

Content Type:

Article

The digital rights organization Access Now has condemned the latest prolonged telecommunications blackout in Gaza, which has lasted for a week and is the largest to date, as a 'matter of life and death.' They are urging an immediate physical and digital ceasefire, emphasizing that internet shutdowns must not be used as weapons of war.

Date:

10 Nov 2023

Content Type:

Article

Access Now launched a new report exposing Israel's control over and disruption of Gaza's internet. The findings reveal complete shutdowns affecting providers, resulting in an 80% decrease in internet traffic. Access Now urges governments and internet service providers to take urgent actions to restore connectivity and call the international community to work to end disruptions.

Date:

7 Nov 2023

Content Type:

Article

According to a recent Wired report, Israel allegedly deploys internet blackouts in Gaza, affecting 2.2 million Gazans amid the Israel-Occupied Palestine Territories escalation. Despite connectivity restoration, deliberate shutdowns raise questions about control, with Palestine Telecommunications Company (Paltel) and experts pointing to Israel's role.

Date:

6 Nov 2023

Content Type:

Article

The Gaza Strip’s 2.2 million residents were cut off from internet, cellphone and landline telephone networks over the weekend — the third time this has happened since Israel declared war on Hamas on Oct. 7 and began its subsequent military campaign in the enclave.

Date:

3 Nov 2023

Content Type:

Article

The conflict has significantly damaged Gaza's already substandard communications network, increased difficulties in importing technological equipment, and harmed the tech economy overall.

Date:

1 Nov 2023

Content Type:

Article

Palestinians reported another widespread outage of internet and phone service in Gaza early Wednesday, hours after Israeli airstrikes levelled apartment buildings near Gaza City and as ground battles between Israeli troops and Hamas fighters intensified.

Date:

30 Oct 2023

Content Type:

Article

While telecommunication services have been restored in Gaza, calls continue for Elon Musk’s to support communication in Gaza through Starlink.

Date:

30 Oct 2023

Content Type:

Article

In the midst of Israel's intense military operations, a communications blackout in Gaza left Palestinians disconnected, highlighting the ongoing digital divide and Israel's control over ICT infrastructure in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Date:

29 Oct 2023

Content Type:

Article

Vodafone Egypt prepared mobile stations to be transferred to the Egyptian border with the Gaza Strip in order to restore Internet and telecommunications networks.

Date:

29 Oct 2023

Content Type:

Article

The internet and telephone connectivity were snapped by Israel in the Gaza Strip amid heavy bombardment.

Date:

28 Oct 2023

Content Type:

Article

A complete blackout of communications has been in effect since Friday, October 27, as a result of Israel's destruction of the remaining Internet and telecommunications infrastructure in the Strip. The Palestinian Digital Rights Coalition urgently calls on the Egyptian government and Starlink to take measures to restore communication access and urges the international community to convey this call and support all efforts to restore connectivity to the Gaza Strip.

Date:

27 Oct 2023

Content Type:

Article

Israel has intensified its bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip as internet and mobile communications services collapsed in the Palestinian territory.