Coverage dated January 17, 2024

Gaza communications blackout, the longest of the war, hits one-week mark

Headline from KESQ Palm Springs

By Mick Krever, Sana Noor Haq, Eyad Kourdi and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN (CNN) — A near-total communications blackout in Gaza, the longest of the war, has now lasted one week with no signs of abating, preventing humanitarian and emergency services from operating effectively in the territory.

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  1. Al Jazeera

    Blackouts in Gaza must not be used as ‘weapons of war’: Rights group (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Gaza is under a weeklong sustained telecoms outage, the longest since the onset of the war with Israel.

  2. Wyoming Public Media

    As Gaza's communication blackout grinds on, some fear it is imperiling lives (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    For days, much of the Gaza Strip has been without cell phone and internet access. The laws of war were written well before the World Wide Web, but some see communication as a fundamental right.

  3. KESQ Palm Springs

    Gaza communications blackout, the longest of the war, hits one-week mark (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    By Mick Krever, Sana Noor Haq, Eyad Kourdi and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN (CNN) — A near-total communications blackout in Gaza, the longest of the war, has now lasted one week with no signs of abating, preventing humanitarian and emergency services from operating effectively in the territory.

  4. NPR

    As Gaza's communication blackout grinds on, some fear it is imperiling lives. (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    For days, much of the Gaza Strip has been without cell phone and Internet access. The laws of war were written well before the world wide web, but some see communication as a fundamental right.

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