Overview

• All internet and fixed-line communication services in Gaza went offline after the Palestinian Authority’s telecom ministry reported the last remaining fibre optic cable was targeted.
• The United Nations said military damage to the enclave’s sole entry cable has paralyzed aid operations and emergency response, leaving civilians without critical information.
• Mobile networks are barely functioning, cutting off lifelines for rescue teams and humanitarian organizations.
• The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has deployed repair crews to restore the severed line and urged all relevant authorities to intervene immediately.
• This blackout compounds severe shortages of food, medicine and fuel in Gaza, worsening an already dire humanitarian crisis under the ongoing conflict.