Cables Cut In Red Sea, Internet In Asia Disrupted

Dubai : Houthis have been targeting ships in Red Sea over the Israel-Hamas war.

- Associted Press

Undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea disrupted Internet access in parts of Asia and the West Asia, experts said on Sunday, though it wasn't immediately clear what caused the incident.

There has been concern about the cables being targeted in a Red Sea campaign by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, which the rebels describe as an effort to pressure Israel to end its war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. But the Houthis have denied attacking the lines in the past.

Connectivity degraded in Pak, India

NetBlocks, which monitors Internet access, said “a series of subsea cable outages in the Red Sea has degraded Internet connectivity in multiple countries,” which it said included India and Pakistan. One of the cables is run by Tata Communications, part of the Indian conglomerate.