The launch of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service in Israel currently excludes 500,000-plus citizens living in Judea and Samaria, Jerusalem’s Ministry of Communications confirmed to JNS on Monday.

“The Starlink service was launched for the first time last week and is still operating in a basic format,” the ministry said in a statement to JNS. “As stated in our announcement about the launch, the ministry is working to expand the service, including making it available nationwide.”

The Communications Ministry statement noted that high-speed fiber-optic internet lines are currently available to nearly 95% of Israeli households, “including large areas in Judea and Samaria.”

Starlink began operating in most areas of the Jewish state on Thursday after receiving the ministry’s appr

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