UPDATE - Communications, internet services completely cut off again in Gaza

UPDATES WITH CONFIRMATION FROM NETBLOCK INTERNET MONITOR; CHANGES DECK

By Ahmed Gouda and Necva Tastan

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Communication and internet services have been completely cut off in the Gaza Strip again early Wednesday, the Palestinian telecom company Paltel announced.

“We regret to announce a complete interruption of all communications and internet services with the Gaza Strip due to the international routes that were previously reconnected being cut off again,” it said in a brief statement on X.

On Sunday, the company announced that telecommunication and internet services had been gradually restored in Gaza.

Netblocks, an international internet connectivity monitor, confirmed the fresh internet outage in the Gaza Strip.

"Confirmed: Live metrics show that the Gaza Strip is in the midst of a new internet blackout with high impact to the last remaining major operator, Paltel; the incident will be experienced as a total loss of telecommunications by most residents," Netblocks said on X.