Israel has reacted with outrage to Elon Musk’s Starlink offer for aid organizations in the Gaza Strip. Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi said on Saturday (local time) that Israel will use all available means to counter this. “Hamas will use it for terrorist activities,” Karhi wrote.
Karhi explained: “Maybe Musk would be willing to combine this with the release of our kidnapped babies, sons, daughters and elders. All of them! Until then, my office will sever all ties with Starlink.”
Elon Musk announced this on Saturday via According to the entrepreneur, it is not yet clear who is responsible for ground communications in the Gaza Strip.
Communication failures worsen the situation for NGOs
A telephone and internet outage cut off people in the Gaza Strip from the world and each other on Saturday. Calling was nearly impossible as Israel increased its air and ground attacks. International aid agencies said the outage, which began late Friday, worsened an already desperate situation by preventing life-saving measures and contact with their staff on the ground.
SpaceX did not immediately respond to Reuters’ question about how the company will ensure the Starlink connection is used by aid agencies and not by the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
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