Direct attacks on telecommunications infrastructure by Israel, along with electricity blockades and fuel shortages, have led to the near-total collapse of Gaza's major cellular networks. This severely hinders the distribution of humanitarian aid.

Palestinians have attempted to bypass the communication blackout using eSIM technology [1, 2]. However, this workaround has merely helped prevent a complete information void rather than fully resolving the broader communication crisis.

Some opponents cite videos emerging from Gaza as evidence against the existence of a communication problem. However, this argument is flawed—these videos could have been uploaded during brief periods of connectivity by a limited number of individuals. Their existence does not indicate that communication is functioning reliably or at scale.

The IDF has indicated that they prevent the entry of certain items due to their potential dual-use. While the examples they provide may not include food items, this confirms the existence of a policy that is likely being interpreted arbitrarily.

On this note, according to more than two dozen humanitarian and government officials interviewed by CNN, Israel has imposed arbitrary and contradictory criteria for aid entry. The prohibited items include anesthetics and anesthesia machines, oxygen cylinders, ventilators, and water filtration systems. Other items stuck in bureaucratic limbo include dates, sleeping bags, cancer medications, water purification tablets, and maternity kits.