Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk says his internet service company will work to aid humanitarian efforts in Gaza. Musk made the claim in response to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who criticized Israel for its decision to cut all communications in Gaza as part of the war effort. "Cutting off all communication to a population of 2.2 million is unacceptable. Journalists, medical professionals, humanitarian efforts, and innocents are all endangered," wrote Ocasio-Cortez.
do not know how such an act can be defended. The United States has historically denounced this practice," she added. Musk, who was not mentioned in the post, replied to the representative to assure her that his internet company Starlink would be offering service in the region. "Starlink will support connectivity to internationally recognized aid organizations in Gaza," Musk wrote on social media platform X on Saturday.
Support in Gaza would not be the first time that Starlink has been deployed in the middle of a violent conflict. Musk has made the Starlink satellite communications system available on a number of occasions to help provide internet access and connectivity to areas impacted by war and natural disasters. Starlink is a satellite internet constellation made up of thousands of small, mass-produced satellites that are in low Earth orbit and communicate with transceivers on the ground.