Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:24pm on 27 Oct 2023,Friday International
Online calls are growing for SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service to be provided in Gaza amid an almost total communications blackout. The hashtag "#StarlinkForGaza" is trending on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, with over 500,000 posts appealing to SpaceX owner Elon Musk. However, Musk has not responded and it's unclear if Starlink can expand to Gaza due to a lack of terminals and Israel's blockade. Musk has shown little willingness to aid communications for Palestinians in Gaza. Meanwhile, SpaceX is in talks with Israel to rollout Starlink there per reports. Providing Starlink service would allow Gazans to communicate with the outside world during the fighting.
