Israel said on March 9 that it would cut off its electricity supply to Gaza in an ongoing bid to force the Hamas terrorist group to accept its terms for a cease-fire extension.
The announcement comes days after Israel ceased all aid and deliveries of goods to the Hamas-controlled territory of more than 2 million people to pressure the terror group into accepting an extension of the first phase of an ongoing cease-fire deal. On March 4, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was prepared to increase pressure and would not rule out cutting off the region’s electricity supply if Hamas doesn’t acquiesce.
