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Musk Announces: Starlink is Now Active in a Gaza Hospital
Businessman and investor Elon Musk announced on Tuesday, July 23, that his Starlink communications system is now active in a Gaza hospital.
“Starlink is now active in a Gaza hospital with the support of the UAE and Israel,” Musk wrote in a post on his social media site X. Starlink provides satellite internet coverage to 80 countries and also aims to provide global mobile broadband.
In October, three weeks after Hamas attacked Israel and the war in Gaza that followed, Musk promised to connect international humanitarian organizations operating in Gaza to Starlink’s satellite internet, following the collapse of all ISPs due to Israeli attacks on Hamas infrastructure.
Officials in Israel, including the head of the Israel Security Agency, spoke with Musk after his announcement and expressed serious concern that Musk’s decision would serve Hamas and its activities in the war.
Musk later decided to call Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar and made clear that he supports Israel and claimed that the connection would be “only for humanitarian purposes.” (INN / VFI News)