Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen, He has ordered the Electric Company of Israel (IEC) the immediate cessation of the supply of electricity to the Gaza Strip in what seems like a new twist in the pressure in negotiations with the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).
“We are going to use all the tools available so that all hostages return And we are going to make sure that Hamas is not in Gaza ‘the day after’ “of the conflict, Cohen said in a video published this Sunday. Cohen refers to the 59 Israeli hostages kidnapped in the offensive of the Gazati militias of October 7, 2023 and that Hamas still retains in the Gaza strip.
The communication of the Israeli Ministry of Energy includes a copy of the letter sent to the IEC ordering the cessation of the sale of electricity to the Palestinian enclave. Last week Israel already announced the paralysis of the entry of humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip In response to what he considers Hamas’s rejection to benefit from the proposal of Alto El Fuego raised by the United States that extends 50 days the fire in exchange for the release of half of the retained hostages. He already warned of “additional consequences” and even the resumption of war.
Hamas, meanwhile, is applied to the application of the high the fire agreement whose application began on January 19. The first phase of the agreement expired on March 1 after the release of hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in a highly the provisional fire frame. The second phase contemplates the beginning of negotiations for a high fire.
