Israel Cuts Its Power Supply to Gaza to Pressure Hamas
Israel's decision to cut off humanitarian aid to Gaza for the first time in more than a year signals a renewed zero-tolerance attitude toward Hamas.
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Israel halted its already limited supply of electricity to the Gaza Strip, a move the government called a response to the Hamas hostage crisis and which a liaison officer said would suspend production by a desalination plant in the war-wracked territory.
A six-week Gaza truce, involving limited swaps of hostages for hundreds of Palestinians jailed by Israel, expired on March 2, with the sides divided on conditions for an open-ended suspension of hostilities.