Gaza communications restored after latest outage

JERUSALEM — Communication networks have been restored in the Gaza Strip after the latest total cut-off, a local aid group said.

“A little while ago, telecommunications and internet services in the Gaza Strip were restored after being intentionally and forcibly cut off by the Israeli authorities. This repeated interruption further adds to the suffering of disaster response teams, especially medical teams.,” the Palestine Red Crescent Society said in a post on X.

The local operator said earlier that services were being restored.

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“We are pleased to announce that telecommunication services (landline, mobile, and internet) in Gaza Strip, disrupted on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, due to the ongoing aggression, are gradually being restored,” Paltel said in a statement.

The telco added that its technical teams continued to work to fix the damage “under challenging conditions.”