I think they do, as long as their internet connections are up. At least the Gazans I follow on social media seem to be perfectly aware of the world news. Graffiti tags on refugee tents in Rafah thanking American students for their solidarity seems to support that.

I’ve also read in the past that Al Jazeera is a rather popular media outlet among Palestinians in Gaza.

> Pan-Arab satellite TVs, especially Qatar's Al-Jazeera, are popular. [1]

I know that Shireen Abu Akleh—an Al Jazeera journalist murdered by IDF in 2022—was a superstar among Palestinians, including Palestinans in Gaza.

1: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-14631745

It’s full of malls and beach clubs I imagine they have internet.

Mike, kill yourself and the world will be a better place

How is the parent comment [flagged] yet this one is not?

Now I'm curious as to what they said

Yep, I wish I could read dead comments after a couple clicks. Maybe not vouch for them, but definitely reading them

They’re referring to me by first name (rather than my handle) and suggesting I kill myself.

I have never previously had such a comment on HN in the last 16 years.

You can see all [dead] comments if you turn on 'showdead' in your profile.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html

It's bizarre. Gazan social media happily shows the malls and beach clubs, car dealerships, supermarkets etc, that existed before Hamas started the war. There's literally nothing flag-worthy about my comment asides from it debunking a narrative about Gazan life.