It was increasingly difficult to reach people in the Gaza Strip or know what was happening in the enclave late Friday, as Israel said it was stepping up its bombardment and staging another incursion.
On Friday evening, two major Palestinian mobile networks, Jawwal and Paltel, said that their phone and internet services were down.
Some Palestinians who have managed to communicate with the outside world said that fear and panic were spreading.
They don’t know what’s happening around them.”Visuals from inside Gaza on social media channels monitored by The New York Times and some wire services were extremely limited on Friday afternoon.
Reuters maintained a live camera directed from the Israeli side of the border toward the Gaza skyline that showed darkness with an occasional burst of light.
Persons:
Belal Khaled, Khan Younis
Organizations:
WhatsApp, Nasser Hospital, The New York Times, Reuters
Locations:
Gaza, Israel, Palestinian, Khan