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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 347

Starlink

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is pictured during a visit at the company's electric car plant in Gruenheide near Berlin, eastern Germany, on March 13, 2024 (Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)
June 25, 2024, 8:29 pm
Israel said to eye Elon Musk’s internet services in case of war in north
Full-blown war against Hezbollah may lead to damage to Israeli infrastructure; tech billionaire’s Starlink service already utilized in Gaza, Ukraine
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Illustrative: A Starlink dish and router are displayed on February 12, 2024 in San Anselmo, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images via AFP)
February 14, 2024, 8:45 pm
Israel okays use of Elon Musk’s Starlink, including at Gaza medical facilities
Internet service will allow links between hospitals; communications minister hails move after previously opposing it, fearing exploitation by Hamas
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Elon Musk at the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, on June 16, 2023. (Alain Jocard/AFP)
October 29, 2023, 2:55 am
Musk offers Starlink internet for ‘recognized’ aid organizations in Gaza
Israel threatens to cut ties with satellite company, says Hamas will use connectivity for terror activities, suggests Musk condition it on release of hostages
By AFP and ToI Staff
Elon Musk at the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, on June 16, 2023. (Alain Jocard/AFP)
September 8, 2023, 4:25 pm
Musk says he stopped Ukraine attack on Russian navy by withholding Starlink internet
Tech billionaire says Kyiv meant to sink fleet; biographer says SpaceX owner was warned by Russian ambassador that Crimea attack would lead to nuclear retaliation
By AFP
Ukrainian soldiers watch drone feeds from an underground command center in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, December 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Libkos)
December 28, 2022, 1:34 pm
Ukrainian minister says ‘next stage’ is to develop air-to-air combat drones
Mykhailo Fedorov says Ukraine has fleet of 1,400 reconnaissance drones and is developing strike drones; Moscow claims Kyiv utilized attack drones in recent hits on airbases
By HANNA ARHIROVA
This file photo taken on September 25, 2022 shows an antenna of the Starlink satellite-based broadband system donated by the US tech billionaire Elon Musk in Izyum, Kharkiv region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Yasuyoshi CHIBA/AFP)
December 27, 2022, 3:59 am
Elon Musk says nearly 100 Starlink internet terminals ‘active’ in Iran
Twitter billionaire promised to bring satellite internet network to country this fall as authorities imposed severe access restrictions amid nationwide protests
By AFP
Tesla CEO Elon Musk smiles as he addresses guests at the Offshore Northern Seas 2022 (ONS) meeting in Stavanger, Norway, on August 29, 2022. (Carina Johansen/NTB/AFP)
October 15, 2022, 11:14 pm
‘The hell with it’: Musk decides to keep funding Starlink for Ukraine
SpaceX CEO reverses course after saying on Friday he could not continue funding program; he has become embroiled in public spat with Kyiv over suggestion to compromise with Russia
By AFP
Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition in Washington on March 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
October 14, 2022, 6:55 pm
Musk to stop funding Starlink for Ukraine after envoy tells him to ‘f**k off’
‘We’re just following his recommendation,’ Musk tweets amid outcry over the decision; reports say he has asked Pentagon to start paying for the satellite internet network
By Issam Ahmed
Illustrative: A procession of Starlink satellites crossing the night sky. (YouTube screen capture)
September 20, 2022, 12:02 pm
Musk says he’ll seek ‘exemption’ from Iran sanctions to provide internet service
Billionaire’s Starlink satellite system could expand coverage to Islamic Republic, which faces frequent internet disruptions amid civil unrest
By ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of a chain of lights spotted in the night sky over northern Israel, July 24, 2022. (Channel 12)
July 24, 2022, 11:26 am
Night sky satellite light trail thrills northern residents
Shining points in a line seen moving across sky; timing coincides with predicted viewing opportunities for SpaceX’s chain of mini satellites
By ToI Staff
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