Gaza is experiencing its third internet blackout, while Israeli troops advance towards the Gaza City. [ Picture: PirenX/Depositphotos]
Civilians in the Gaza Strip continue to live under Israeli bombardment and an internet blackout as the apartheid regime presses on with its ruthless assault on the Palestinian enclave. Nearly a month and 10 000 killed since the start of the assault, the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) expects troops will enter Gaza City this week.
Over the weekend, at least 53 people were killed after Israeli airstrikes targeted two refugee camps – Maghazi and Bureji – in the war-torn territory. The total number of people killed in Palestine since 7 October amounted to more than 9 700, according to the Palestinian health ministry.
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Internet blackout and humanitarian crisis
Gazans, for the third time in a month, have lost touch with the outside world. A collapse in connectivity from has made it difficult to monitor the situation on the ground.
NetBlocks, an internet monitoring service, was unable to determine whether the blackout had been caused by Israel taking technical measures or by physical damage to Gaza’s telecommunications infrastructure, reported Deccan Herald.
“We have lost communication with the vast majority of the UNRWA team members,” UN Palestinian refugee agency spokesperson Juliette Touma told the Associated Press.
Meanwhile, amid an intensifying humanitarian crisis thanks to PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s relentless campaign, Jordan’s air force delivered urgent medical aid in the early hours of Monday morning. The Arab world has largely been condemned for not taking a stronger stance against Israel’s aggression.
“Our fearless air force personnel air-dropped at midnight urgent medical aid to the Jordanian field hospital in Gaza,” tweeted King Abdullah II, shortly after 02:00 local time. “This is our duty to aid our brothers and sisters injured in the war on Gaza. We will always be there for our Palestinian brethren.”
At home, axed Democratic Alliance (DA) shadow minister for public enterprises, Galieb Cachalia, accepted his dismissal over remarks he made condemning Israel. The party’s head honcho, in a leaked letter, lambasted him for being out of sync with its official stance.
