Vice News, the BBC, Washington post, Al Ghad TV and Al Jazeera said that they lost contact with their correspondents in Gaza on Friday.
The International Committee for the Red Cross and the Palestinian Red Crescent said that they lost touch with their teams inside as well.
L’Orient Today lost touch with United Nations Relief and Works Agency's (UNRWA) spokesperson in Gaza and has been unable to reach its contacts on the ground inside Gaza on Friday.
Al Jazeera correspondent from Gaza Wael Dahdouh regained signal and said on Al Jazeera that "Gaza is currently being bombed from the sea and the rate of bombing is increasing gradually after a brief period of relative calmness. Israel is bombing the same area over and over again, the northern part of Gaza." Connection with Dahdouh has been irregular.
"When this is over, Gaza will be very different," said Israeli PM Adviser Mark Regev on Friday, according to Reuters.
"We are increasing the pressure on Hamas, and our military operations are underway," he added.