Israel says it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

Updated 10:32 AM CDT, March 9, 2025

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza. The full effects of that are not immediately clear, but the territory’s desalination plants receive power for producing drinking water.

Sunday’s announcement comes a week after Israel cut off all supplies of goods to the territory to over 2 million people. It has sought to press Hamas to accept an extension of the first phase of their ceasefire. That phase ended last weekend. Israel wants Hamas to release half of the remaining hostages in return for a promise to negotiate a lasting truce.

Hamas has pressed to start negotiations on the ceasefire’s more difficult second phase instead. The militant group on Sunday said it wrapped up the latest round of ceasefire talks with Egyptian mediators without changes to its position, calling for an immediate start of the ceasefire’s second phase.

The new letter from Israel’s energy minister to the Israel Electric Corporation tells it to stop selling power to Gaza.



Read more: https://apnews.com/article/gaza-israel-palestinians-war-news-ba90f0de3d4f64a1762d1a39f787817f

[patphil]

1. Shutting off food, water, electricity, making it impossible to live there.

What does that sound like to you?

[lark]

4. Genocide is the name that comes to mind!

It's what he wants.

[Magoo48]

15. They can build the Orange Man's resort upon untold thousands of oppressed people's graves.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. WAR CRIME

[lark]

3. Netanyahoo is a murderer by choice.

He wants every single Palestinian dead or moved out into the desert of bibi's choice - one where there is no water.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

5. At this point in time,

I don't give a fuck, we have far bigger problems right here in America with the criminal org. in power, that's where my attention is riveted right now.

[Raven]

6. I think you need to multitask.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

7. I think not. nt

[BuddhaGirl]

8. Exactly....some here

were repeatedly decrying the fact that so much attention was focused on the atrocities/genocide in Gaza but omg what about similar atrocities in other countries?? omg!!

[Raven]

10. That is exactly my point. Thanks for making it for me.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

11. BTW, I do multi task,

I drive my truck down the nation's highways and roadways, pick up loads and deliver them, all the while trying to save our country from this criminal org.
That's my multi tasking, others may have different ways to do so, but this is my way.

[womanofthehills]

16. I think we can think about more than one problem at a time

So many little kids in Gaza without arms, legs, eyes - seeing them happier a few weeks ago - only to cut off water and food. It’s the most inhumane thing we have all watched in real time on our phones.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

21. You're more than welcome to think about anything you want to,

far be it for me to tell you otherwise, but I have much more pressing concerns about what's happening right here in our country than what's happening in Gaza now.

[ZRB]

22. In real time on our phones?

It's a fun go-to line I get it, but that sounds made up.

[Evolve Dammit]

9. We are rapidly losing any semblance of humanity.

[wiggs]

14. Definition of sociopath...malignant narcissist. He has never displayed an ounce of empathy,

compassion, humanity, depth, love...yet he is a global leader. Worse to come I'm afraid.

[Evolve Dammit]

18. How do you prepare for previously unthinkable acts of atrocity?? Hegseth and the USAF who "will kill for you sir."

[SarcasticSatyr]

12. If Hamas wants this to stop, they know what they have to do . . . . .

. . . . . . this is on them

[Mysterian]

13. Wow, murder thousands of your neighbors and they cut off your electricity

Maybe Hamas should have thought this through a little bit more.

[womanofthehills]

17. Palestine Chronical - " 'Anything That Moved': Israel Admits Air Force Applied Hannibal Directive on Oct 7

From Palestine Chronical / March 9 2025. -

“The Israeli military has admitted for the first time that its air force implemented the controversial Hannibal Directive on October 7, 2023, the Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post reported on Thursday.

This controversial procedure, which included the killing of both detainees and their captors, was reportedly issued at approximately 10:30 a.m., amid attacks along the Israel-Gaza border. “
[b]
Instructions to Soldiers

In January 2024 the Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot reported that the Israeli military implemented the Hannibal Directive, killing its own soldiers and civilians in order to prevent Hamas from taking them as captives. https://www.palestinechronicle.com/the-hannibal-directive-on-oct-7-gallants-admission-confirms-earlier-reports/

[Igel]

19. Desalination plants.

But also wells.

The ability to charge phones and other communication equipment; Internet access if they routers lose power.

[red dog 1]

20. Netanyahu is a war criminal and a dictator.

Israel needs new elections!

Get him the hell out of there!

[maxsolomon]

23. Escalating the pressure on Hamas.

Cutting food, now electricity. These are measures short of resuming the fighting.

Will it force concessions at the negotiations? Doubtful.