Israel warns Elon Musk that Hamas will use its satellites for "terrorist activities"

INTERNATIONAL / By Luis Moreno

Israel's Communications Minister, Shlomo Karhi, has responded to tycoon Elon Musk after he stated that his Starlink satellite communication system “will assist in connecting aid NGOs recognized by the international community” and has warned him that the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) is going to use it for “terrorist activities.”

“Israel will use all means at its disposal to fight this. Hamas is going to use it for terrorist activities. There is no doubt, we know it, Musk knows it. Hamas is ISIS,” Karhi said, as reported by Haaretz.

He added that “perhaps Musk would be willing to condition it with the release of our kidnapped babies, sons, daughters and elderly people.”. All of them! By then, my office will sever any ties with Starlink.”

Musk has responded that “we are not that innocent” and added that “since its publication, no Starlink terminal has attempted to connect from Gaza. “If one does, we will take extraordinary measures to confirm that it is only used for humanitarian reasons.”

“We will carry out a security check with the governments of the United States and Israel before turning on a single terminal,” the businessman concluded.