A full internet blackout has affected wide areas of Rafah in Gaza, with the Khan Younis governorate offline for nearly a week due to Israeli ground offensive. Palestinians face challenges in contacting medical and rescue teams. The blackout has impacted connectivity in the Gaza Strip, with some recovery in southern governates. Local workers are risking their lives to restore phone services amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Meanwhile, parts of western and central Africa are also experiencing internet outages due to damaged undersea cables.
Damage to the West Africa Cable System, MainOne, and ACE sea cables disrupts internet services across Africa; the cause of the faults has not been determined (Bloomberg) https://t.co/EGmYHAMbWE 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/GbL3IPidNb
Undersea Cable Damage Causes Internet Outages Across Africa https://t.co/TqEeGSi9qE
Parts of western and central Africa are experiencing internet outages due to a damaged undersea cable https://t.co/AeyN5sl3TM via @technology @YIbukun
Parts of western and central Africa are experiencing internet outages due to a damaged undersea cable https://t.co/aVOYH47eOn
Internet outage intensifies in West and Central Africa https://t.co/7lIT3fa8c7 https://t.co/FKjYknhsX7
⚠️ Update: Live network data show today's telecoms disruption in #Africa has intensified; the incident has high impact to West Africa with significant reductions in connectivity evident across the continent; operators report multiple subsea cable failures 📉 https://t.co/U9PxSk7CbV
Africa Submarine Cable Situation Report - 14/3/24 Situation is Very bad. East Coast of Africa to Europe Seacom/TGN - Cut AAE1 - Cut EIG - Cut All cut in Red Sea West Coast of Africa to Europe WACS - Fault Mainone - Down ACE - Fault SAT3-Down Faults near Abidjan
⚠ Confirmed: Live network data show a major disruption to internet connectivity in and around West and Central #Africa; the incident affects networks supplying telecoms via subsea cables to multiple countries and operators 📉 https://t.co/KOfGpjL7jz
As the war in Gaza rages, restoring phone services for residents is a perilous undertaking. https://t.co/RpqJV5i1AB
“During a war, the difference between life and death can be one phone call.” Workers are risking their lives to fix Gaza’s phone network. https://t.co/NqdszG7NYO
Foreign media access to the Gaza Strip has been limited amid the ongoing conflict. So the outside world is getting most of its news from local journalists. In this story we look at how a local NHK staff member is risking his own life to provide reports. https://t.co/h7vgUf3thb
Palestinians need mobile phones to contact relatives and seek help but "Israel’s bombing campaign against Hamas has pummeled telecommunications infrastructure in Gaza, destroying subterranean fiber cables, damaging data centers and blowing up cell towers." https://t.co/8FI9JZth5f
🚨 Update on Gaza’s telecoms & internet blackouts. The Khan Younis governorate has been offline for nearly a week amid continuation of Israeli ground offensive. The impact of blackouts cannot be underestimated, leaving people in Gaza unable to contact medical and rescue teams. https://t.co/Tdc2tV55nn
A reported #Internet outage in #Gaza is visible in @Cloudflare data between 12:00 - 16:30 UTC. Rafah and Gaza governorates appear to have recovered, while connectivity remains down in Deir al-Balah. Khan Yunis has remained offline since the previous outage on March 6. https://t.co/Bf2uLgRDkz
⚠ Confirmed: Network data show a disruption to connectivity in the #Gaza Strip with high impact to the southern governates followed by some recovery, the second such incident this month 📉 https://t.co/fme89RSuJl
⚡ Full Internet blackout in wide areas of Rafah since this afternoon.
🇵🇸🇮🇱🚨‼️ Full Internet blackout in wide areas of Rafah since this afternoon. https://t.co/T8Mj6a9efB