Georgia Tech's IODA is a valuable tool for monitoring the situation in Gaza from a connectivity perspective. During the 2014 Gaza War there were outages, but nothing like what we're seeing now. Some highlights in the thread below...

Internet service in #Gaza completely down again for the 3rd time in 10 days beginning at 16:15 UTC (6:15pm local). “We regret to announce the complete shutdown of communications and internet services in Gaza after the Israeli side disconnected the servers,” Paltel said.

A detailed report to understand the chronology of the 'layered' #InternetShutdown imposed on networks in Gaza

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We used Internet routing data (using RIS) to examine the current state of Internet connectivity in Palestine/ Gaza region since the outbreak of war

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Palestine-Israel conflict impacts Internet access 3 months on pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/palestine…

Internet resilience is proving critical to maintaining Internet accessibility during conflicts as per current hostilities in Ukraine and Palestine pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/palestine…

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After more than a half dozen similar incidents across October - December 2023, Paltel is again reporting a loss of telecom services in the Gaza Strip. Cloudflare data shows traffic dropping at 13:30 UTC. x.com/Paltelco/statu…

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Birzeit University condemns the brutal assault and bombing of @Al-Israa University campus by the Israeli occupation south of #Gaza city, this occurred after seventy days of the occupation occupying the campus; turning it into their base, and military barracks for their forces

Internet blackout in #Gaza is now into its 7th day. This is now the longest internet outage ever recorded for Gaza, and longer than previous recent outages combined. An extended blackout like this compounds the trauma the people in Gaza have endured over the past 3+ months.

Paltel, the incumbent operator in Palestine, is reporting that they were able to restore connectivity to Gaza Strip for the 10th time since 7 October. However, this doesn't mean that Internet access is restored fully. 1/2

Tracking Internet Shutdowns in 2024, Q1 🗺️ 12 countries affected 📝 22 intentional shutdown events recorded 📅 910 days of disruption 👥 >297M people impacted 💰 >USD 550M in GDP losses pulse.internetsociety.org/blog/tracking-…

You are watching human beings being butchered between your brunch and Pilates classes and inane tweets about everything but what is staring you in the face and I pray that the ghosts of the martyrs haunt you for every second of your disgusting shameful lives. You are not our