Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Experts said on Sunday that the discounts at the sea in the Red Sea disrupted the Internet access in parts of Asia and the Middle East.
There was concern about the cables that were targeted in a red marine campaign by the Houthi rebels in Yemen, which the rebels describe as an attempt to pressure Israel to end it. War on Hamas In the Gaza Strip. But the Houthis denied attacking the lines in the past.
Undersea cables is one of the spine of the Internet, as well as satellite connections and wild cables. Internet service providers usually have multiple access points and REROUTE traffic if someone fails, although it can slow access to users.
Microsoft has announced on a website that “Mideast” may “may suffer from increased cumin due to the surface -to -sea fiber cuts in the Red Sea.” Redmond did not explain, in Washington, immediately, although it said that the traffic on the Internet is not moving across the Middle East “was not affected.”
“A series of Under Sea Cables in the Red Sea has deteriorated the internet connection in multiple countries,” said Netblocks, which monitors access to the Internet, said that India and Pakistan said. She blamed “failure that affects SMW4 and IMEWE cable systems near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.”
Tata Communications, Southeast Asia and the East – West, run by Tata Communications, part of the Indian bloc. The cable of India from East and West in Europe is run by another consortium supervised by Alcatel submarine networks. None of the company responded to the suspension requests.
Pakistan Communications Company Ltd., a giant communications company in that country, noticed that the discounts occurred in a statement on Saturday.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia did not recognize the turmoil, and the authorities did not respond there to request the comment.
In Kuwait, the authorities also said that the Falcon GCX cable that passes across the Red Sea had been cut, causing turmoil in the small oil -rich nation. GCX did not respond to a comment.
In the United Arab Emirates, the homeland of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, Internet users complained about the state -owned networks of Du and Etisalat, the country’s slower internet speeds. The government did not recognize the turmoil.
Cables below the surface of the sea can be cut by anchoring that were dropped from ships, but can also be targeted in attacks. It may take weeks for reforms to be made as a ship and the crew must locate themselves on the damaged cable.
The cuts come on the lines at a time when the Houthi rebels in Yemen remain in a series of attacks targeting Israel on the Israeli war-they are in the Gaza Strip. Israel responded to anger, including those that killed senior leaders inside the rebel movement.
In early 2024, the internationally recognized Yemeni government in exile claimed that the Houthis intend to attack the sea cables in the Red Sea. Many were cut, perhaps through a ship attacked by the Houthis who dragged its mark The rebels denied the responsibility. On Sunday morning, the Houthi satellite channel admitted that the cuts had occurred, citing Netblocks.
Muhammad al -Aryani, Minister of Information to the internationally recognized Yemeni government, which opposes the Houthis in southern Yemen, issued a statement saying that the cuts “cannot be isolated from the series of direct attacks carried out by the Houthi militia.”
Al -Manani said: “What is happening today in the Red Sea should be an invitation to wake up to the international community, which must take a firm position to stop these escalating threats and protect the digital infrastructure that works as a life line for the modern world.”
From November 2023 to December 2024, the Houthis targeted more than 100 ships with missiles and drones over the Israel-they in the Gaza Strip. In their campaign so far, the Houthis drowned four ships and killed at least eight seafarers.
The Houthis, backed by the Iranians, stopped their attacks during a war ceasefire. They later became the goal Intensive week One of the air strikes requested by US President Donald Trump before announcing that the ceasefire had been reached with the rebels. Houthis Two ships sank in JulyAt least four on board, with others believed to be held by the rebels.
The new Houthi attacks come as a new ceasefire in the Israeli war in the scale. Meanwhile, the future of talks between the United States and Iran ended The destructive Tehran nuclear program It is a question after Israel launched a 12 -day war against the Islamic Republic, in which the Americans bombed three Iranian offspring sites.