GAZA, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) — Palestinian Minister of Communications and Information Technology Ishaq Sidr said on Saturday that efforts were being made to restore telecommunications and internet connectivity in Gaza, where the population has been isolated due to telephone and internet outages since last night be .
Sidr said in a brief statement that his ministry had contacted Egypt with the aim of opening Egyptian networks in the coastal enclave.
There is currently no official confirmation from the Egyptian side.
He said the ministry had also received approval for Starlink, operated by American private space company SpaceX, which provides internet services through a satellite network, adding that it was working to secure the access of the provider’s equipment to “sensitive areas”. “.
The minister previously confirmed a near-total disruption of internet and telecommunications in Gaza as two communications towers in the area fell victim to attacks by Israel, which stepped up airstrikes and expanded ground operations against Hamas-controlled territory on Friday evening.
The latest round of conflict between Israel and Hamas, sparked by a surprise attack by Hamas on Israeli military targets and cities on October 7, has killed more than 7,700 Palestinians in Gaza and at least 1,400 people in Israel, according to official figures from both parties. End