Elon Musk said that the SpaceX-owned satellite internet constellation, Starlink, will support internet connectivity to internationally recognized aid organizations in Gaza in a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday.
“Starlink will support connectivity to internationally recognized aid organizations in Gaza,” Musk wrote.
Musk, who had just met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last month, tweeted in response to a post by U.S. House Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) who said, “Cutting off all communication to a population of 2.2 million is unacceptable. Journalists, medical professionals, humanitarian efforts, and innocents are all endangered.”
“I do not know how such an act can be defended. The United States has historically denounced this practice,” she continued.
The news comes in the wake of a report that internet connectivity had largely collapsed in the Hamas-controlled enclave.
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Musk was previously asked to investigate whether Starlink satellites could be operated in Gaza, to which he replied that his company did not detect any attempts by Starlink terminals to get Internet access from the area, and he claimed that if such requests were to arrive, the company would allow connections to aid organizations, the Jerusalem Post reported.
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