Israel has just ordered electricity to be cut to the entire Gaza strip as nightfall has descended on the land.
According to reports, Israeli Energy Minister Israel Katz gave the order:
Israeli Energy Minister Israel Katz: "I ordered the electric company to stop supplying electricity to the Gaza Strip. What was will not be." pic.twitter.com/OejeMkA32v
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) October 7, 2023
#BREAKING: Israeli Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, MK Israel Katz has signed an order instructing the Electric Company to stop supplying electricity to the Palestinian Authority in the #Gaza Strip immediately. pic.twitter.com/Kd3P93Gcws
— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) October 7, 2023
I translated this document with Google Translate in case you wanted to see it in English (click to enlarge):
This will have huge implications for hospitals and other services in Gaza. But honestly, Hamas and the Palestinian authority has left Israel no choice in this matter.