The Gaza Strip continues to face a telecommunications blackout as Israeli strikes hamper repair efforts.
Over the past week: 430 trucks carrying humanitarian aid, including flour and food, entered Gaza through the Zikim Crossing for northern Gaza and through the Kerem Shalom Crossing for southern Gaza.
We will continue to facilitate humanitarian aid into Gaza while making every… pic.twitter.com/mcLWYCZZMi
— COGAT (@cogatonline) June 21, 2025
Internet and landline services remain disrupted in several parts of the territory, including Gaza City and the northern governorates, according to the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority. The outage has persisted for more than three days in the southern and central areas of Gaza, leaving many residents cut off from communication.
Technical teams are working to restore services, but repeated Israeli attacks on critical infrastructure have severely hampered their efforts.
📍Update: June 19 aid entry
95 trucks carrying humanitarian aid, including food, flour, and medical equipment entered northern Gaza via the Zikim Crossing and to southern Gaza via the Kerem Shalom Crossing.
We will continue to facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid into the… pic.twitter.com/VO0f6rxDjM
— COGAT (@cogatonline) June 20, 2025
This marks the tenth time Israel has cut off communications in Gaza since the start of the ongoing conflict on October 7, 2023. The Government Media Office in Gaza released a statement emphasizing that this was a deliberate act aimed at isolating the territory from the outside world and concealing the truth.
Older persons in #Gaza are silently waiting to die from:
💔 Chronic health conditions
💔 Loss of caregivers
💔 Limited mobility
💔 Lack of access to aidThese deaths are preventable.
A permanent #ceasefire and full humanitarian access are urgently needed. pic.twitter.com/AzXGzSeIiK
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) June 22, 2025
Gaza communications remain severely disrupted
The media office warned that such blackouts seriously hinder the work of medical and emergency teams, preventing them from reaching the dead and wounded. “Many of those injured may have been left to bleed to death without any chance of rescue,” the statement said.
The disruption of communications and internet services is seen as a violation of international humanitarian law. It reveals the oppressive nature of the occupation, which uses technology as a tool to strangle an entire population. Last week, internet and landline services were utterly cut off in Gaza for nearly five days. Since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on October 7, 2023, communication and internet services have been disrupted multiple times across the Strip or in large parts of it, either due to intense Israeli bombardment or the depletion of fuel required to operate power generators.
The situation continues to hamper daily life and communication efforts within Gaza, exacerbating an already dire humanitarian crisis. Efforts are ongoing to restore these vital services, which are critical for both emergency response and day-to-day life.
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