{"id":2411669,"date":"2025-03-09T12:11:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T16:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-says-it-is-cutting-off-its-electricity-supply-to-gaza-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-09T12:11:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T16:11:36","slug":"israel-says-it-is-cutting-off-its-electricity-supply-to-gaza-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-says-it-is-cutting-off-its-electricity-supply-to-gaza-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel says it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisrael-says-it-is-cutting-off-its-electricity-supply-to-gaza-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2411669&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Israel has\u200c announced\u200d that \u200cit will cut off electricity\u200d supplies to Gaza, a decision that raises concerns about\u2064 the impact on essential \u2064services, especially on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-backed-houthis-attack-saudi-oil-facilities-slowing-refinery-output-amid-global-crisis\/\" title=\"Iran-Backed Houthis Attack Saudi Oil Facilities, Slowing Refinery Output amid Global Crisis\">desalination plants<\/a> that \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-officials-intervene-in-jackson-mississippi-water-crisis\/\" title=\"Federal Officials Intervene in Jackson, Mississippi, Water Crisis\">provide drinking water<\/a> to the territory&#8217;s population of over 2 million. this move follows a\u200b prior decision to halt all goods supplies to Gaza, part of an \u200ceffort to pressure Hamas \u200dinto accepting an\u2064 extension of a ceasefire. The current ceasefire, which had allowed for the negotiation of the release of\u2063 hostages and aid\u2063 supplies, is \u200cnow at risk as\u200b Hamas seeks \u200cto initiate \u200btalks for a more \u200dtough \u2062second phase.\u200d Israel&#8217;s energy minister has instructed the Israel Electric\u200d Corporation to\u2062 stop providing power to Gaza and \u200chas requested the mobilization of choice energy sources\u2063 in Gaza, which has\u200b already been heavily affected by the ongoing conflict.\u2064 This escalation comes\u2064 after the first phase of the ceasefire allowed for some hostages\u200c to\u200c be exchanged for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Israel says it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2027866\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>JERUSALEM (AP) &mdash;<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Israel<\/a> says it is cutting off its electricity supply to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Gaza<\/a>. The full effects of that are not immediately clear, but the territory&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">desalination plants receive power<\/a> for producing drinking water.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday&rsquo;s announcement comes a week after&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/israel-gaza-aid-cutoff-netanyahu-hunger-war-940ceea2c2b754d197a4f07c0cad86de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Israel cut off all supplies of goods<\/a>&nbsp;to the territory to over 2 million people. It has sought to press Hamas to accept an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-ceasefire-hostages-witkoff-plan-46a639d66772915ba1ed0b43cd2728d8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">extension of the first phase<\/a>&nbsp;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.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3341755\/ukraine-forces-kursk-near-collapse-russia-surprise-assault-gas-pipeline\/\">Ukrainian forces in Kursk near collapse after Russian forces launch surprise assault through gas pipeline<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3341750\/activists-vandalize-trump-golf-resort-scotland-comments-gaza\/\">Activists vandalize Trump golf resort over his comments on emptying out Gaza<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3341726\/china-slaps-tariffs-on-canada-for-leverage-against-us\/\">China slaps tariffs on Canada for leverage against US<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Palestinians pray during the first Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at the Imam Shafi&rsquo;i Mosque, damaged by Israeli army strikes, in the Zeitoun neighborhood in Gaza City, Friday March 7, 2025.(AP Photo\/(AP Photo\/Jehad Alshrafi)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hamas has pressed to start negotiations on the ceasefire&rsquo;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&rsquo;s second phase.<\/p>\n<p>The new letter from Israel&rsquo;s energy minister to the Israel Electric Corporation tells it to stop selling power to Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Gaza has been largely devastated by the war, and generators and solar panels are used for some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/afghan-iranian-authorities-probe-fuel-tank-say-terror-attack-possible\/\" title=\"Afghan, Iranian authorities probe fuel tank, say terror attack \u2018possible\u2019\">power supply<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3338989\/fetterman-agrees-trump-threat-hamas-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">FETTERMAN &lsquo;FULLY AGREES&rsquo; WITH TRUMP&rsquo;S THREAT TO HAMAS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ceasefire has paused the deadliest and most destructive fighting ever between Israel and Hamas, sparked by the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. The first phase allowed the return of 25 living hostages and the remains of eight others in exchange for the release of nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli forces have withdrawn to buffer zones inside Gaza, hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians have returned to northern Gaza for the first time since early in the war, and hundreds of trucks of aid entered per day until Israel suspended supplies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2027866\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2027866\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel announces it will halt electricity to Gaza, impacting desalination plants. 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