Internet is back up in the Gaza Strip, the head of the Palestinian Telecommunications Regulatory Authority tells AFP, after a three-day blackout blamed on Israel’s military.
“The network is up now in all of the Gaza Strip,” said the regulatory body’s CEO, Laith Daraghmeh.
The Palestinian Authority’s telecommunications ministry reported earlier this week that internet and fixed-line communications were down after Israeli forces targeted a fibre optic cable, a claim Israel has not commented on.
The ministry said that its maintenance and repair teams had at first been unable to safely access the sites where the damage occurred.
The Palestine Red Crescent Society said that the internet outage hindered its operations by impeding communication with first responders in the field, also blaming Israel for the blackout.
