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Jan 2024
15m 59s

Connecting Gaza To The World

The Institute for Middle East Understanding
About this episode
On October the 27th, Israel cut off all phone and internet communications to the Gaza Strip, further plunging the area into darkness. The cutting of internet and phone communications meant that vital life-saving systems such as ambulances, rescuers, and hospitals could not be reached to treat the injured or to rescue those trapped under the rubble. Cutting ... Show More
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