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Elon Musk's SpaceX Activates Starlink Internet in Gaza Hospital with UAE and Israel Support After Five Months

Jul 24, 2024, 03:20 AM

Elon Musk announced that his Starlink satellite internet service is now active in a hospital in Gaza. This initiative, supported by the United Arab Emirates and Israel, aims to improve medical consultations and provide internet access in a region where many medical facilities have been destroyed by ongoing conflict. The implementation follows months of negotiations over humanitarian exceptions to an internet blackout imposed by Israel. SpaceX began offering Starlink internet just over five months after receiving permission to start services there from the Israeli government. Musk's announcement underscores efforts to provide essential services to civilians amidst the war-torn conditions in Gaza. The service has been deployed at the Emirati field hospital.