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Israel will stop supplying electricity to Gaza "immediately," Energy Minister Eli Cohen announced on Sunday.
"We will activate every tool we have to ensure our hostages return home and Hamas is not in Gaza after the war," he said.
Cohen signed the order to stop the flow of electricity to Gaza shortly after the announcement.
On Friday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Israelās step-by-step plan to pressure Hamas would begin with blocking the entry of goods and supplies into Gaza, with the next phase being the shutting of electricity and water.
In July, Israel connected a water facility in Gaza to Israelās electric grid to provide water on a medium- to longer-term basis for Gazans at a rate of up to 20,000 liters per day, a policy that served to maintain Israelās global legitimacy, IDF sources said.
After US President Donald Trumpās February threat to Hamas to release all hostages in one fell swoop, he said that the US "will back" whatever decision Israel makes in response.
Trump and his Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, have also warned of a return to war should Hamas refuse to com
The next step could involve forcing Palestinians who returned to northern Gaza during the ceasefire to evacuate once again.
"Welcomes the shutdown of electricity to Gaza, even though after pumping millions of liters of fuel into the Strip and tens of thousands of generators, all that the Electric Company has left to disconnect in Gaza now is a sewage treatment plant," former minister of national security Itamar Ben-Gvir said on X. "The Gaza Strip must be completely and immediately blacked out, as long as even one Israeli hostage is being held there. Israel must bomb the vast fuel depots that entered the Strip as part of the unfortunate deal, as well as the generators operated by Hamas. I am sure that the Shin Bet will be able to provide information about the exact location of the depots and generators."
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Imo Ben-Gvir has been so wrong on so many issues but not on this one. The so called Palestinians can go hungry, drink dirty water and live their lives in the dark until they release the hostages and disarm.
"We will activate every tool we have to ensure our hostages return home and Hamas is not in Gaza after the war," he said.
Cohen signed the order to stop the flow of electricity to Gaza shortly after the announcement.
On Friday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Israelās step-by-step plan to pressure Hamas would begin with blocking the entry of goods and supplies into Gaza, with the next phase being the shutting of electricity and water.
In July, Israel connected a water facility in Gaza to Israelās electric grid to provide water on a medium- to longer-term basis for Gazans at a rate of up to 20,000 liters per day, a policy that served to maintain Israelās global legitimacy, IDF sources said.
After US President Donald Trumpās February threat to Hamas to release all hostages in one fell swoop, he said that the US "will back" whatever decision Israel makes in response.
Trump and his Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, have also warned of a return to war should Hamas refuse to com
The next steps
If all economic and infrastructure pressures fail, Israel may escalate to targeted airstrikes and special forces raids against Hamas leadership and military positions, Israeli security analysts briefed on the plan told the Wall Street Journal.The next step could involve forcing Palestinians who returned to northern Gaza during the ceasefire to evacuate once again.
"Welcomes the shutdown of electricity to Gaza, even though after pumping millions of liters of fuel into the Strip and tens of thousands of generators, all that the Electric Company has left to disconnect in Gaza now is a sewage treatment plant," former minister of national security Itamar Ben-Gvir said on X. "The Gaza Strip must be completely and immediately blacked out, as long as even one Israeli hostage is being held there. Israel must bomb the vast fuel depots that entered the Strip as part of the unfortunate deal, as well as the generators operated by Hamas. I am sure that the Shin Bet will be able to provide information about the exact location of the depots and generators."
Israel to stop supplying electricity to Gaza, Energy Minister Eli Cohen announces
Israelās step-by-step plan to pressure Hamas began with blocking the entry of goods and supplies into Gaza.

Imo Ben-Gvir has been so wrong on so many issues but not on this one. The so called Palestinians can go hungry, drink dirty water and live their lives in the dark until they release the hostages and disarm.