UN reports ‘complete collapse of internet, data services’ paralyzing aid operations in Gaza

Gaza has experienced a “complete collapse” of digital infrastructure, paralyzing humanitarian operations and cutting off emergency lifelines for civilians, the UN said on Thursday, Anadolu reports. Citing the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UN spokesperson Farhan Haq told a news conference that there is “a complete collapse of internet and data services that is paralyzing aid operations across the Gaza Strip.” “Our partners working on telecommunications say that this is due to damage to the last fiber cable route serving Central and Southern Gaza, likely caused during heavy (Israeli) military activity,” he said. Haq stressed that “this is not a routine outage, but a total failure of Gaza’s digital infrastructure.” Internet and phone services collapsed across the […]