As Israel’s army increases its attacks, communications and internet services in the Gaza Strip are collapsing. Aid organizations can no longer contact their colleagues on site.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is no longer in contact with staff, health facilities and other partners in the Gaza Strip. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote this on Friday evening on the X platform, formerly Twitter. Because of the “siege” he is very concerned about their safety and the immediate health risk of vulnerable patients. “We urge immediate protection.” In a second tweet he added only the word: “Why?” added.
According to its own statements, the UN Children’s Fund (Unicef) no longer has any contact with its colleagues in Gaza. Executive Director Catherine Russell wrote on
The Palestinian Telecommunications Company had previously announced that all communications and internet services were down due to heavy bombardment by the Israeli army. The Palestinian Red Crescent also wrote on X that they had lost contact with all operations centers and teams in the Gaza Strip.
The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) expressed concern about the situation. “A communications blackout is a news blackout,” the organization said.
Israel’s army has announced that it will expand its ground operations in the Gaza Strip against the Islamist Hamas. It was said that the military had already increased its attacks in the Gaza Strip in the last few hours. More than two million people live in the sealed-off coastal strip, around half of them children.
Source: Stern
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