All communications services in Gaza will come to halt by Thursday, warns Palestinian minister

By Ikram Kouachi

ANKARA (AA) – Palestinian Communications Minister Yitzhak Sidr said on Sunday that all communications and internet services will stop in the Gaza Strip by Thursday due to depleting fuel.

During a press conference, the minister said that the lack of communications services will “deepen the humanitarian disaster,” according to the official Palestinian news agency Wafa.

This will affect communications among the Civil Defense, the Red Crescent, and other humanitarian organizations, he added, noting that “this means the loss of many lives.”

Calling “these actions violation of international law,” Sidr called on “all international institutions, the International Telecommunication Union in particular, UNRWA, the Arab Red Crescent, the Red Cross, human rights bodies, and civil society organizations to intervene immediately in order to bring fuel to the Gaza Strip.”

Israel has launched relentless air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip – including hospitals, residences, and houses of worship – since a cross-border attack by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas on Oct. 7.

At least 11,100 Palestinians have been killed, including 4,506 children and 3,027 women.

The Israeli death toll is nearly 1,200, according to official figures.