Most international TV networks and news agencies were unable to provide live coverage or video updates out of the Gaza Strip overnight due to communication outages as Israel stepped up its military campaign on the Palestinian territory.
Israel’s intensified bombing and incursion comes three weeks after Hamas’ terror attacks on Southern Israel, which killed 1,400 people and resulted in more than 220 people being abducted and taken back into Gaza as hostages.
Palestinian telecommunications company Paltel announced on Friday night that all landline, mobile and internet had been lost on the Gaza Strip after the Israeli bombing destroyed remaining fiber routes serving the territory.
pic.twitter.com/FNRXomPPA5 The only outlets providing a live video signal out of the territory, were Agence France Presse news agency (AFP) and Qatar-based network Al Jazeera, with the former achieving this via a satellite truck.
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