{"id":427469,"date":"2023-10-30T14:33:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T09:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=427469"},"modified":"2023-10-30T14:33:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T09:33:50","slug":"elon-musk-announces-to-offer-starlink-internet-to-recognized-aid-organizations-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/elon-musk-announces-to-offer-starlink-internet-to-recognized-aid-organizations-in-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Announces To Offer Starlink Internet To Recognized Aid Organizations In Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As Gaza experienced a\u00a0near-total communications blackout on Friday, a campaign began trending on social media platforms, calling on billionaire tycoon Elon Musk to power the bombarded enclave with Starlink internet.<\/p>\n<p>The satellite internet venture operated by SpaceX is comprised of a \u201cconstellation of thousands of satellites\u201d that orbit very close to Earth at about 550km (340 miles) from the surface, making it easier to provide internet services in rural and isolated regions of the world where the internet terminals and cables aren\u2019t vital.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-381602\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/FotoJet-52.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/FotoJet-52.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/FotoJet-52-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/FotoJet-52-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/FotoJet-52-364x205.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/FotoJet-52-758x424.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>SpaceX CEO Musk\u00a0initially responded\u00a0to a post calling for Starlink support for Gaza, saying that it wasn\u2019t clear who had authority for ground links in the besieged enclave and that \u201cno terminals from Gaza have attempted to communicate with our constellation\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>After the calls for Musk to support communication in Gaza through Starlink gained momentum, the billionaire businessman announced that \u201cStarlink will support connectivity to internationally recognized aid organizations in Gaza.\u201d<\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ef889b49e60e9f1eab6ec69cbacb0112\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">The State of Israel is fuming over Elon&#8217;s pledge to help Gaza &#8212; with its Minister of Communications saying his attempt to intervene is only going to bolster terrorists.<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9f09d77e278f43d02af1fdbdb72f3208\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Shlomo Karhi took to Twitter to write,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Israel will use all means at its disposal to fight this. \u00a0HAMAS will use it for terrorist activities. There is no doubt about it, we know it, and Musk knows it. HAMAS is ISIS.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Israel will use all means at its disposal to fight this.<\/p>\n<p>HAMAS will use it for terrorist activities. There is no doubt about it, we know it, and musk knows it. HAMAS is ISIS.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps Musk would be willing to condition it with the release of our abducted babies, sons, daughters,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pRNOlnINbZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/pRNOlnINbZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1\u05e9\u05dc\u05de\u05d4 \u05e7\u05e8\u05e2\u05d9 &#8211; Shlomo Karhi (@shlomo_karhi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shlomo_karhi\/status\/1718309963666211328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Elon, meanwhile, has responded,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We are not so naive. \u00a0\u00a0Per my post, no Starlink terminal has attempted to connect from Gaza. \u00a0\u00a0If one does, we will take extraordinary measures to confirm that it is used *only* for purely humanitarian reasons. \u00a0Moreover, we will do a security check with both the US and Israeli governments before turning on even a single terminal.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<section id=\"cb-405873d7e63712c1fb4cac15a682595f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/matthew-perry-emmy-nominated-friends-star-dies-at-54\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matthew Perry, Emmy Nominated &#8216;Friends&#8217; Star Dies At 54<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\tElon broke the news in response to one of his famed foes, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez &#8212; who was decrying the fact that Israel had made Gaza go totally dark overnight.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3c4bc72163f0081a0d57adaac0de0705\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Seemingly unprovoked, EM responded directly to the NY congresswoman, writing &#8230; &#8220;Starlink will support connectivity to internationally recognized aid organizations in Gaza.&#8221; He reiterated this with others, highlighting the UN as one of the organizations that&#8217;d get connected.https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1718053947498217715?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1718224153474388433%7Ctwgr%5Ebdb9e006ade5bca0acb5caa24e5d8b02b35c4ee3%7Ctwcon%5Es2_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tmz.com%2F2023%2F10%2F28%2Felon-musk-offer-starlink-internet-gaza-israel-palestinians%2F<\/p>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-2\">A telephone and internet\u00a0blackout isolated people in the Gaza Strip from the world and from each other on Saturday, with calls to loved ones, ambulances, or colleagues elsewhere all but impossible as Israel widened its air and ground assault.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-2\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-427077\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Gaza-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Gaza-4.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Gaza-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Gaza-4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Gaza-4-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-3\">International humanitarian organizations said the blackout, which began late on Friday, was worsening an already desperate situation by impeding life-saving operations and preventing contact with their staff on the ground.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-3\">\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Gaza experienced a\u00a0near-total communications blackout on Friday, a campaign began trending on social media platforms, calling on billionaire tycoon Elon Musk to power the bombarded enclave with Starlink internet. 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