Elon Musk has become embroiled in a bitter row with the Israeli government after offering to provide satellite internet to Gaza, which ministers say Hamas will use for “terrorist purposes”.
The argument was ignited by Musk’s post on social media platform X on Saturday saying he would allow his SpaceX Starlink satellite network to support communications in Gaza for “internationally recognised aid organisations”.
The move came after cellular and internet connectivity were knocked out in the territory on Friday, leaving most of the population cut off from the world — and creating an information vacuum during the heaviest aerial bombardment of Gaza since the war began three weeks ago.