The Gaza Strip’s 2.2 million residents were cut off from internet, cellphone and landline telephone networks over the weekend — the third time this has happened since Israel declared war on Hamas on Oct. 7 and began its subsequent military campaign in the enclave.
The resulting communications blackout effectively sealed off the enclave’s residents from the outside world and from one another, preventing information from getting in or out and plunging its residents into digital darkness. Inside the Gaza Strip, aid groups said Palestinians were unable to contact emergency services amid heavy strikes. Here’s what to know about Gaza’s communications blackouts.
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