Amnesty International said the complete communication blackout in Gaza has put civilians in Gaza at an “unprecedented risk” and called on Israel to “put an immediate end to indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks”.

“At Amnesty International, we have lost contact with our colleagues in Gaza, and other human rights organisations have found it increasingly challenging to document violations due to the intensity of Israel’s attacks and restrictions on communications.

“This communications blackout means that it will be even more difficult to obtain critical information and evidence about human rights violations and war crimes being committed against Palestinian civilians in Gaza, and to hear directly from those experiencing the violations,” Amnesty said in a statement.