Gaza: Communications Blackout Imminent Due to Fuel Shortage

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Palestinians in Khan Yunis, Gaza, use car batteries to charge their mobile phones, October 23, 2023. © 2023 Mohammed Talatene/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images (Jerusalem) – The Israeli government’s decision to bar delivery of fuel to Gaza will trigger a complete communications blackout imminently if not urgently addressed, further endangering the lives of Gaza’s population, Human Rights Watch said today. Israel should allow desperately needed fuel into Gaza and refrain from deliberately shutting down or destroying telecommunications systems that cause disproportionate…

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