Gaza: Elon Musk Says He Will Provide Starlink to UN and Humanitarian Groups After Israel Cut Communications in Hamas-Controlled War Zone
Elon Musk said on Saturday he will provide Starlink satellite internet service to humanitarian groups in Hamas-controlled Gaza after Israel cut communications in the Gaza strip as it ramped up attacks in response to the October 7 massacre of Israelis by Palestinians from Gaza. Musk has similarly allowed use of Starlink in Ukraine to allow non-combat communications to help the country after it was invaded by Russia in 2022.
A hashtag campaign, #starlinkforgaza trended on X Friday and Saturday.
The billionaire Musk, who owns Starlink, posted on X, which he also owns, in response to a complaint by ‘Hamas squad’ member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) about Israel cutting communications in Gaza that said, “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.”
Ocasio-Cortez was responding to a post by Husam Zomlot, Ambassador, Head of Palestinian Mission to the UK, “I have been trying to reach my family in Gaza for hours with no success. All telecommunications and internet have been cut, while Israeli strikes is literally destroying Gaza from air land and sea. How many more innocent people: children, parents and grandparents will be murdered before the world steps in?”
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