Israel says it has cut the flow of electricity to the last facility in Gaza that was still receiving power from the Israel Electric Corporation. “I just signed an order for the immediate halt of electricity to the Gaza Strip,

Israel says it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza. JERUSALEM — Israel says it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza. The full effects of that are not immediately clear, but the territory's desalination plants receive power for producing drinking water.

Rights groups on Monday condemned Israel’s decision to cut off electricity to the Gaza Strip. The move Sunday came nine days after Israel halted all aid into Gaza in an apparent effort to pressure Hamas on negotiations after the first phase of a ceasefire deal expired on March 1.