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Gaza faces digital starvation amid novel crisis tactics
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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The Gaza Strip has endured severe crises throughout its history, but the current emergency takes a distinctive and innovative approach in targeting the nerve center of daily civilian life, Shehab Wire reported. The situation extends beyond the conventional blockade and shortage of essential goods that have long characterized the territory's hardships.
The crisis now encompasses what observers describe as "digital starvation," representing a new dimension in the methods used to pressure the population. The targeting of infrastructure critical to everyday activities marks a departure from previous patterns of restriction and deprivation the enclave has experienced.
