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Field tests have begun under an end-2024 deal with SpaceX's commercial broadband constellation allowing Elon Musk's company to launch direct-to-cell services in the war-torn country.

The trail of lights seen above Beersheba on Monday was not caused by rockets from Gaza or missiles from Iran or Yemen as some residents feared, but rather satellites from Elon Musk's Starlink.

Aoun invited Musk to visit Lebanon and said he was open to having Musk's companies present in the country, which ranks among the countries with the lowest internet speeds.

Iran has asked the International Telecommunication Union to force SpaceX to deactivate “unauthorized devices” on its territory.

Following Israel's attack on Iran on Friday, Internet access has been reportedly disrupted across multiple network providers.

The Starlink system, which will provide satellite internet for the UN teams in the Gaza Strip, is one of the organization's conditions for renewing the distribution of humanitarian aid.

The Kremlin has denied that its troops use Starlink, a subsidiary of Elon Musk-owned SpaceX.

The Communications Ministry also said that Starlink -- Elon Musk's satellite network and the world's largest satellite operator -- will be enabled in Israel for the first time.

The terminals were rushed in to help Ukraine after Russia's February 2022 invasion and have been vital to Kyiv's battlefield communications.

The satellite internet service also agreed not to grant access to humanitarian organizations inside Gaza without the approval of Israel’s defense establishment.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is also due to meet Musk on Monday to discuss the security aspects of artificial intelligence and hold a live online discussion, Netanyahu's office said.