A new report on global internet shutdowns from Access Now has found that Israel restricted internet access in Gaza six times in 2024, the most of any country in the Middle East and North Africa, Al Jazeera reports.
“Despite international condemnation, Israeli forces systematically shut down Gaza’s internet while destroying internet and telecommunications infrastructure,” the report said.
The restrictions coincided “with numerous documented atrocities and war crimes, including mass displacement, military targeting of shelters and hospitals, cutting off humanitarian aid, and constant bombardments of civilians”, the report added.