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Sunday, September 22, 2024
Communications Ministry taking steps to safeguard phone, internet connections amid rocket fire
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The Communications Ministry announces that in light of the security situation it is working closely with telecommunications firms to “ensure the continuation of landline, cellular and internet connections everywhere” in the country.
“As part of the ministry’s preparations for an emergency, and under the direction of Communications Minister [Shlomo Karhi], the ministry distributed about 440 satellite phones to the heads of [local] councils and security officials,” the ministry says in a statement, promising that it is “prepared for an emergency and will continue to conduct regular situation assessments.”
The move comes as more than 150 rockets, drones and missiles were fired at Israel, some of them hitting civilian areas.
The Times of Israel Community.