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Fuel enters Gaza; telecommunications partially restored

Palestinians rescue survivors after an Israeli strike on Rafah, Gaza Strip, Nov. 17, 2023. [AP Photo]

The Palestinian telecommunications company Paltel said it has partially restored phone and internet services in Gaza after fuel shipments were delivered to the region.

A first shipment of around 17,000 liters of fuel passed through the Rafah crossing from Egypt late Friday, a Palestinian border official told Agence-France Press.

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