
Israel is looking to use Elon Musk’s Starlink to maintain internet connectivity should there be a potential all-out war with Lebanese Hezbollah on the northern border that causes power outages in Israel, the Calcalist financial daily reports.
The daily said that the finance and communications ministries were seeking to utilise Starlink’s 5,000 low-orbit satellites to ensure stable data and information flow for state authorities during emergencies.
Both ministries did not immediately comment to Reuters.
- In February, Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi gave permission to Starlink, the satellite unit of SpaceX, to operate in Israel and the Gaza Strip.
Source: Al Jazeera