by Chris Menahan, Global Research:
In the wake of Israel severing all telecommunications in Gaza through a relentless bombing campaign, X owner Elon Musk announced that Starlink will support connectivity to internationally recognized aid organizations in the besieged strip.
“Starlink will support connectivity to internationally recognized aid organizations in Gaza,” Musk said. “We will support the UN and other internationally recognized aid groups.”
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Cutting off all communication to a population of 2.2 million is unacceptable. Journalists, medical professionals, humanitarian efforts, and innocents are all endangered.
I do not know how such an act can be defended. The United States has historically denounced this practice. https://t.co/L9iV7TSs2u
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) October 27, 2023
UN Sec General @antonioguterres has teams leading the humanitarian efforts in Gaza, all of which have lost contact with the outside world:
– There are teams from @UNDP in Gaza which is under @ASteiner
– There is also a team from @UNVolunteers who’s Exec director is…
— حمد (@HamadAlMajidi) October 28, 2023
ITU condemns the communication blackout in Gaza and calls for life-saving access to networks to be restored. ⁰Civilians and civilian infrastructure must be protected at all times.
— Int’l Telecommunication Union (@ITU) October 28, 2023
Pls investigate🙌🏻 These people are suffering and can’t inform the world of what they are going through 💔
— Dr. Anastasia Maria Loupis (@DrLoupis) October 28, 2023