4 h. ago UK tells Israel to reverse decision to cut off electricity supply to Gaza 'which may breach international law'

The moves comes a week after Israel suspended delivery of humanitarian supplies to the territory.

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5 h. ago UK ‘deeply concerned’ after Israel cuts off electricity supply to Gaza

The moves comes a week after Israel suspended delivery of humanitarian supplies to the territory.

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8 h. ago Israel cuts off electricity to Gaza to ramp up pressure on Hamas as talks begin on extending fragile ceasefire

The move threatens the functionality of Gaza's desalination plants crucial for clean drinking water, and comes a week after Israel cut off all aid supplies to the territory.

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12 h. ago ‘Ceasefire’ is a hollow word for Palestinians – the killings, displacements and denial of aid continue | Nesrine Malik

A winding down of operations in Gaza has allowed Israel to turn its attention to the West Bank, with devastating effectsIt has been just over six weeks since a ceasefire came into effect in Gaza, and it’s clear that it would more accurately be called a “reduce” fire, rather than a cessation. Scores of people are still being killed; enough, in any other scenario, to be deemed both alarming and newsworthy. More than 100 people have died since 19 January, Gaza’s civil defence service spokesperson says. Those killings constitute, alongside other breaches, a grim record of hundreds of reported ceasefire violations by the Israeli government.The latest among them is Israeli authorities’ decision to halt humanitarian aid into Gaza, in order to put pressure on Hamas to accept new ceasefire terms: mere hours after the first phase of the ceasefire expired, Israel cut off all supplies. In doing so, Israel is using food and civilian relief as a political tool to achieve its objectives, a move th...

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21 h. ago UK hits out at Israel after Gaza electricity ‘immediately’ cut as Hamas ceasefire bargaining chip

The dramatic new development comes a week after Israel blocked the delivery of food, fuel and medicines to the area of more than two million people

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22 h. ago Israel cutting off electricity to Gaza ‘immediately’ in move to pressure Hamas ceasefire negotiations

The dramatic new development comes a week after Israel blocked the delivery of food, fuel and medicines to the area of more than two million people

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24 h. ago Israel to cut off electricity in Gaza in apparent effort to force hand of Hamas

Humanitarian officials say move could hit already meagre water supply, as ceasefire talks grow increasingly chaoticIsrael is to cut off any remaining electricity supplies to Gaza in an apparent attempt to ramp up pressure on Hamas amid increasingly chaotic multi-track negotiations over the fragile ceasefire in the territory.The potential consequences of the Israeli decision for the 2.3 million residents of the devastated Palestinian territory are unclear, as most rely on diesel-fuelled generators for power. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Israel says it’s cutting off electricity to Gaza amid fresh Hamas ceasefire negotiations

The dramatic new development comes a week after Israel blocked the delivery of food, fuel and medicines to the area of more than two million people

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25 h. ago Israel says it’s cutting off electricity ‘immediately’ to Gaza amid fresh Hamas ceasefire negotiations

The dramatic new development comes a week after Israel blocked the delivery of food, fuel and medicines to the area of more than two million people

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26 h. ago Israel cuts off electricity supplies to Gaza in renewed siege on territory

The full effects of the move are not clear but the territory’s desalination plants receive power for producing drinking water - just a week after Israel cut off all supplies of goods

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26 h. ago Israel says it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza

Israel says it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza

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3 d. ago Amid China fears, New Zealand is ramping up its scrutiny of longtime ally

New Zealand’s top spy is deeply concerned at recent moves from Beijing

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4 d. ago Fear and worry over 'deeply sad' Oakwood closure as locals vow to fight on

Tuesday's announcement that Wales' biggest theme park is shutting down came as a huge shock, and while local businesses are confident Pembrokeshire has enough to draw people from far and wide, there are concerns about a wider impact

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4 d. ago UK, France and Germany say Gaza aid freeze could breach international law

Ministers issue joint statement after Israel cuts off supplies in effort to push Hamas to accept change in ceasefire dealBritain has joined Germany and France to warn that Israel could be in breach of international law by halting the entry of aid into Gaza, which is facing a “catastrophic” humanitarian crisis.The foreign secretary, David Lammy, signed a joint statement with his French and German counterparts to urge Israel and Hamas to engage constructively to get ceasefire talks back on track. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Israel cut off food and supplies to Gaza. Aid groups are scrambling. What's happening on the ground?

Israel’s cutoff of food, fuel, medicine and other supplies to Gaza’s 2 million people has sent prices soaring and humanitarian groups into overdrive, trying to distribute dwindling stocks to the most vulnerable

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6 d. ago Chile’s perfect skies for stargazing under threat from giant chemical plant

Astronomers deeply concerned that darkest, clearest skies in world will be compromised by proposed facility nearbyIn the Atacama desert, the driest non-polar region on Earth, the sky shines when the sun sets.Up in the arid hills 130km south of the Chilean city of Antofagasta, comets burn brightly and flawless trails of stars and nebula streak the night sky. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Israel prepares Gaza ‘hell plan’ to pile pressure on Hamas – reports

Israel may cut off electricity to try to secure more hostage releases, as both sides prepare for war to restartThe Israeli government is reportedly planning to ratchet up its blockade on Gaza as part of what it has called a “hell plan” to pressure Hamas into further hostage releases without a troop withdrawal from the Palestinian territory.With the six-week-old ceasefire in limbo, and no sign of movement towards a second phase that was due to start last weekend, both sides were taking contingency steps to return to a war footing. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Israel has cut off all supplies to Gaza. Here's what that means

Israel has cut off the entry of all food and other goods into Gaza in an echo of the siege it imposed in the earliest days of its war with Hamas

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8 d. ago Israel cuts off humanitarian supplies to Gaza as it seeks to change ceasefire deal

Netanyahu’s office says it is imposing blockade as Hamas will not accept plan that Israel says US envoy put forwardIsrael has cut off humanitarian supplies to Gaza in an effort to pressure Hamas into accepting a change in the ceasefire agreement to allow for the release of hostages without an Israeli troop withdrawal.The office of the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said on Sunday it was imposing a blockade on Gaza because Hamas would not accept a plan which it claimed had been put forward by the US special envoy, Steve Witkoff, to extend phase one of the ceasefire and continue to release hostages, and postpone phase two, which envisaged an Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Israel cuts off aid to Gaza in attempt to pressure Hamas to accept new ceasefire proposal

Israel says it's stopping the entry of all goods and supplies into the Gaza Strip

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