Israel - Hamas War : Internet, phone networks collapse across Gaza due to lack of fuel
Internet and telephone services were disrupted across the Gaza Strip on thursday due to a lack of fuel, according to the main Palestinian provider, potentially resulting in a long-term communications blackout, even as israel hinted that its offensive against Hamas could next target the territory's south, where the majority of the population has sought refuge.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces searched Shifa Hospital in the north for Hamas remnants for a second day. They revealed weaponry they said was stashed in one structure but have yet to disclose any proof of a central Hamas command headquarters, which israel claims is buried beneath the complex. The charges are denied by Hamas and the hospital's personnel.
The military claimed it discovered the body of one of the hostages kidnapped by Hamas, 65-year-old Yehudit Weiss, in a building in Shifa, along with assault guns and RPGs. It did not state what caused her death. The communications failure isolates Gaza's 2.3 million residents from one another and the outside world, exacerbating the terrible humanitarian catastrophe in southern Gaza, even as Israeli bombings continue.
With food, water, and electricity becoming more limited, and UN officials warning that fuel shortages are jeopardizing relief operations, international pressure is mounting on israel to allow pauses in hostilities to allow in help. The majority of Gaza's 2.3 million people are crammed into southern Gaza, including hundreds of thousands who obeyed Israel's call to move to the north to avoid its ground onslaught. If the attack advances south, it is unclear where they will go because egypt refuses to allow a mass movement into its territory.
The conflict, which is now in its sixth week, was sparked by Hamas' october 7 raid on southern israel, in which the terrorists killed over 1,200 people, largely civilians, and kidnapped 240 men, women, and children. Weiss, whose corpse was discovered thursday, is the third known deceased captive, with four others liberated and one rescued.
In response to the incident, israel launched a weeks-long air campaign and a ground invasion of northern Gaza, pledging to depose Hamas and smash its military capabilities.
According to Palestinian health officials, around 11,470 Palestinians have been murdered, with two-thirds of them being women and youngsters. Another 2,700 people have gone missing, presumed to be trapped beneath the debris. The official death toll makes no distinction between civilian and terrorist casualties, although israel claims to have killed thousands of militants.
The war has heightened tensions in other parts of the world. Palestinian militants opened fire at a checkpoint on the key route connecting Jerusalem to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, killing one soldier and injuring three others.
According to authorities, the three perpetrators were armed with assault weapons, pistols, and hatchets and were planning a large-scale attack in Jerusalem. The Hamas terrorist organisation claimed responsibility for the incident.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces searched Shifa Hospital in the north for Hamas remnants for a second day. They revealed weaponry they said was stashed in one structure but have yet to disclose any proof of a central Hamas command headquarters, which israel claims is buried beneath the complex. The charges are denied by Hamas and the hospital's personnel.
The military claimed it discovered the body of one of the hostages kidnapped by Hamas, 65-year-old Yehudit Weiss, in a building in Shifa, along with assault guns and RPGs. It did not state what caused her death. The communications failure isolates Gaza's 2.3 million residents from one another and the outside world, exacerbating the terrible humanitarian catastrophe in southern Gaza, even as Israeli bombings continue.
With food, water, and electricity becoming more limited, and UN officials warning that fuel shortages are jeopardizing relief operations, international pressure is mounting on israel to allow pauses in hostilities to allow in help. The majority of Gaza's 2.3 million people are crammed into southern Gaza, including hundreds of thousands who obeyed Israel's call to move to the north to avoid its ground onslaught. If the attack advances south, it is unclear where they will go because egypt refuses to allow a mass movement into its territory.
The conflict, which is now in its sixth week, was sparked by Hamas' october 7 raid on southern israel, in which the terrorists killed over 1,200 people, largely civilians, and kidnapped 240 men, women, and children. Weiss, whose corpse was discovered thursday, is the third known deceased captive, with four others liberated and one rescued.
In response to the incident, israel launched a weeks-long air campaign and a ground invasion of northern Gaza, pledging to depose Hamas and smash its military capabilities.
According to Palestinian health officials, around 11,470 Palestinians have been murdered, with two-thirds of them being women and youngsters. Another 2,700 people have gone missing, presumed to be trapped beneath the debris. The official death toll makes no distinction between civilian and terrorist casualties, although israel claims to have killed thousands of militants.
The war has heightened tensions in other parts of the world. Palestinian militants opened fire at a checkpoint on the key route connecting Jerusalem to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, killing one soldier and injuring three others.
According to authorities, the three perpetrators were armed with assault weapons, pistols, and hatchets and were planning a large-scale attack in Jerusalem. The Hamas terrorist organisation claimed responsibility for the incident.