For almost two years now, for di war wey Israel dey fight for Gaza, dem don dey cut communication and internet service for di area. Dis kind cut dey happen many times, sometimes e fit last for hours or even days.
One Palestinian security official wey tok to Anadolu Agency explain say di blackout no be ordinary technical wahala, but na tool wey dem dey use for "intelligence, military, psychological, and media" reasons.
Di official, wey no wan make dem call im name because of security matter, tok say di psychological wahala wey di blackout dey cause na one of di worst. E explain say di blackout dey put Palestinians for serious mental stress because dem no fit know wetin dey happen to dia family for other parts of Gaza.
“Di people wey dey inside di war dey hear di sound of bomb and di wahala wey dey happen, but dem no sabi where di danger dey come from. Dis one dey make dem dey fear and dey anxious,” di official tok.
E still add say di feeling of being cut off from di world dey make di people feel abandoned. "To isolate Gaza from di rest of di world dey make Palestinians feel say dem dey alone and say nobody sabi di kind wahala and killing wey dem dey face," di official tok.
Di communication blackout dey affect di normal life and di important services wey dem dey manage like hospital, civil defence, and di distribution of humanitarian aid wey already dey struggle.
Even though UN and human rights groups don condemn di policy as "dangerous and immoral," Israel still dey continue di blackout without minding international law.
On Wednesday, Palestine Telecommunications Company announce say internet and landline service don cut for Gaza City and northern Gaza because of di Israeli strikes wey damage di main supply routes.
Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor tok say since October 7, 2023, Israel don impose more than 12 total blackouts for Gaza as part of wetin dem call "systematic policy" to hide di condition for Gaza from di outside world and to block humanitarian help.
Di security official still tok say Israel dey use di communication blackout for dia own purpose, like to contact collaborators, plan evacuation, and even dey intercept civilian calls.
“Israel dey use Palestinian public communication to spy on plenty calls and gather information wey dem fit use for security matter,” di official tok.
E emphasize say apart from di intelligence benefit, di cycle of blackout and restore na part of Israel psychological and propaganda war.