Internet, phone lines cut again in Gaza: Telecoms firm - GulfToday

Internet, phone lines cut again in Gaza: Telecoms firm

  • 05 Nov 2023
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A woman washes her face as people carrying some of their belongings reach the central Gaza Strip on foot via the Salah Al Din road on Sunday. AFP

Israel cut internet and phone lines in the Gaza Strip on Sunday night, for the third time since the start of the Israel-Hamas war on October 7, telecoms firm Paltel said.

"We regret to announce the complete shutdown of communications and Internet services in Gaza after the Israeli side disconnected the servers," Paltel said in a statement.

Shortly after the blackout, the Israeli army launched an intense bombardment on Gaza City and other nearby zones in the north of the enclave.

The explosions were so powerful they could be heard in Rafah in the far south of the Palestinian territory, according to an AFP journalist on the scene.

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