The United States warned Israel not to cut off Gaza’s access to the internet.
On Wednesday, all internet and telephone service in the Gaza Strip briefly went out as Israel stepped up its ground incursion. Though both appear to have gone back up shortly thereafter, and it wasn’t made known if the blackout was intentional, U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller warned Israel not to cut off internet access to the Gaza Strip.
While Miller acknowledged the necessity of some operational decisions by the Israelis, Miller said that “as a general principle, internet access needs to remain viable for people of Gaza.”
“Our expectation is that in conducting this military campaign that they do so in full compliance with international law,” he added, according to the Times of Israel.