By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Corrdespondent Worthy News
GAZA CITY/JERUSALEM (Worthy News) – Israel said Sunday it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza as part of broader U.S.-backed attempts to force Hamas to release all hostages.
The full effects of the announcement were not immediately apparent, but the territory’s desalination plants receive power to produce drinking water.
The move came after Israel reportedly cut off all supplies of goods to the territory to over 2 million people.
Israel wants Hamas to release half of the remaining hostages in return for a promise to negotiate a lasting truce.
U.S. President Donald J. Trump has warned there will be “hell to pay” if Hamas does not release the hostages. Hundreds of trucks of aid entered per day until Israel suspended supplies, I fer
A new letter from Israel’s energy minister to the Israel Electric Corporation told it “to stop selling power” to Gaza.
DEVASTATED AREA
The war has largely devastated the enclave, and generators and solar panels provide some of the power supply.
A ceasefire paused the deadliest and most destructive fighting ever between Israel and Hamas, sparked by the Hamas-led attack IN southern Israel on October 7, 2023.
The first phase allowed the return of 25 living hostages and the remains of eight others.
It was in exchange for the release of nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.
Israeli forces have also withdrawn to buffer zones inside Gaza.
Despite the tensions, hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians have returned to northern Gaza for the first time since war broke out.
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