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Gaza phone lines expected to collapse soon

by Ma'an News Agency
Ramallah – Ma’an – The telephone network in the Gaza Strip is on the verge of collapse after being bombarded by the Israeli military, the Palestinian Telecommunication Group said on Sunday evening.

In a statement the phone company said the ”infrastructure of the network is suffering to direct hits to the main lines due to the Israeli assault on all areas of the Gaza Strip.”

The network may shut down at any moment, the company added. Mobile phones, land lines, and internet connections will be affected.
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Some 85% of Jawwal mobile phones are already offline.

The statement said that Israeli missile strikes and ongoing blackouts resulting from the Israeli siege are to blame for the shutdown.
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by Ma'an News Agency
A Palestinian youth inspects a shattered window of the Palestinian Telecommunication Company (PalTel) office in Nablus, May 11, 2007, after unknown gunmen opened fire on the branch office early in the morning. MaanImages/Rami Swidan
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