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Israel says it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza
ABC News ^ | March 9, 2025

Posted on 03/09/2025 1:53:10 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

JERUSALEM -- Israel announced Sunday it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza. The full effects were not immediately clear, but the arid territory's desalination plants receive power for producing drinking water. Hamas called it part of Israel's “starvation policy."

Israel last week cut off supplies of goods to the territory of over 2 million Palestinians, an echo of the siege it imposed in the earliest days of its war with Hamas.

Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassam called it part of Israel's “starvation policy, in clear disregard for all international laws and norms.” He said Israel has ”practically" cut off electricity since the war began.

Israel has faced sharp criticism over cutting off supplies. “Any denial of the entry of the necessities of life for civilians may amount to collective punishment,” the United Nations human rights office said Friday.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Gaza; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: electricity; fo; gaza; hamas; palestinkians
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1 posted on 03/09/2025 1:53:10 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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A Hamas spokesman accusing Israel of 'clear disregard for all international laws and norms'' is rich.
2 posted on 03/09/2025 1:57:21 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The Palestinians want their own country but can’t even produce their own electricity or drinking water?


3 posted on 03/09/2025 1:58:40 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

While they display a clear disregard for civilization itself.


4 posted on 03/09/2025 2:00:05 PM PDT by ComputerGuy ( )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The first hummus attempt to accuse Israel of causing starvation was proven to be a load of crap.


5 posted on 03/09/2025 2:00:18 PM PDT by pfflier
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

No water, no electricity, no sewage service, no trash service, no electronic communications, no food, no medical aid or aid of any kind, no electronic transfers of money, and etc. NOTHING until they get back all of the hostages and they agree to leave Gaza.

Let’s see how long it takes them scream “uncle.” When that happens let the IDF go in there and clean house again and again and again until it is Hamas-free.

No mercy for the merciless.


6 posted on 03/09/2025 2:04:37 PM PDT by Tom Tetroxide (Psalm 146:3 "Do not trust in princes, in the Son of Man, who has no salvation.")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Why on earth do they think Israel owes them anything? Loons.


7 posted on 03/09/2025 2:04:41 PM PDT by TXBlair (We will not forget Benghazi.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The FO stage rolls on.


8 posted on 03/09/2025 2:05:06 PM PDT by xp38
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I rrally don’t like crybullies complaining.


9 posted on 03/09/2025 2:06:55 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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They should have used all that concrete and steel to build power plants annd infrastructure instead of rockets and terror tunnels.


10 posted on 03/09/2025 2:07:38 PM PDT by sjmjax
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Everyone there is a terrorist or terrorist supporter. Do whatever it takes to get rid of them.


11 posted on 03/09/2025 2:13:16 PM PDT by EastTexasTraveler
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Perhaps Hamas could get their supporters in the United States to relocate to Gaza, and power some bicycle generators. After all, it worked on Gilligan’s Island.

Side note: Ginger or Mary Ann? No contest. It’s Mary Ann. Anyone who disagrees is probably a communist.

12 posted on 03/09/2025 2:14:33 PM PDT by Leaning Right (It’s morning in America. Again.)
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Maybe instead of investing all those billions given to Gaza in tunnels and weapons they could have invested in infrastructure that would have sustained life. No sympathy.


13 posted on 03/09/2025 2:14:52 PM PDT by VTenigma (Conspiracy theory is the new "spoiler alert")
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I don’t think that Israel should be forced to supply anything to Gaza especially since all they want to do is rape, murder, and torture Israelis.


14 posted on 03/09/2025 2:19:11 PM PDT by McCarthysGhost
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

How often in history has one warring nation been expected to provide food, water, electricity, etc. to its foe? The aid comes after the surrender, if at all.


15 posted on 03/09/2025 2:19:23 PM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: Leaning Right

Mrs. Howell.

Total cougar.


16 posted on 03/09/2025 2:19:24 PM PDT by themidnightskulker
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

We can always depend on our corrupt, inept, and not at all educated media to defend the members of the religion of hate. Hate, after all, is the only thing that our media loves.


17 posted on 03/09/2025 2:19:31 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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Agreed


18 posted on 03/09/2025 2:20:07 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: Leaning Right

Either. Better yet, both. If absolutely one or the other, Mary Ann, of course.


19 posted on 03/09/2025 2:21:41 PM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

80% of them voted for Hamass and by recent celebrations they still love the baby mutilators! Let them freeze in the dark!


20 posted on 03/09/2025 2:22:07 PM PDT by 2nd Amendment
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