GAZA CITY — The Gaza Strip has been plunged into a total communication blackout after Israeli forces bombed the last remaining fibre optic cable connecting the enclave to the outside world. The attack has cut off all internet and fixed-line services across the territory, according to an official statement by the Palestinian Authority’s Ministry of Telecommunications.

This marks the most severe communications disruption since the beginning of the war, effectively silencing Gaza’s 2.3 million residents and preventing journalists, aid workers, and civilians from relaying the deteriorating humanitarian situation to the global community.

The move comes amid intensified military operations, with 80 Palestinians killed in the past 24 hours, including 57 people targeted while seeking food, according to medical sources inside the Strip. Hospitals and emergency services, already crippled by months of siege, now face even greater challenges without reliable communication lines.

Human rights organizations have long warned that such tactics—cutting communications, targeting civilians, and restricting humanitarian aid—are part of a broader strategy to conceal war crimes and avert international scrutiny.

Meanwhile, the United Nations General Assembly is preparing to vote on a resolution demanding an immediate and unconditional ceasefire, after the U.S. vetoed a similar attempt in the Security Council last week.

With the lights off and the voices of Gaza forcibly muted, the international community faces mounting pressure to respond—not with statements, but with action.