2y ago

Israel halts electricity supply to Gaza Strip: Energy minister

english.alarabiya.net

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Israel ordered its state-run electricity company to halt supply to the Gaza Strip on Saturday after the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, the energy minister said.

“I have signed an order instructing (Israel) Electric Company to stop the electricity supply to Gaza,” Energy Minister Israel Katz said in a statement.

At least 150 Israelis have been killed in the attacks launched by the Palestinian movement Hamas.

Israel said the Iran-backed group had declared war as its army confirmed fighting with militants in several Israeli towns and military bases near Gaza and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to retaliate.

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This type of collective punishment against civilians is a war crime.
- I don't think this is a "punishment." It seems rather foolish to expect them to supply electricity to the people actively using the electricity to kill their civillians.
  
  Maybe Israel should have consider that before declaring the people of Palestine, as a whole second class citizens and slaves and erected a part-time between the two. Fuck israel and I hope they die
  
  "to the people actively using electricity to kill their civilians"
  Right. So you're telling me they have data analysts that can precisely tell which buildings are occupied by hamas and which are occupied by civilians. You know, intel that would be worth a fortune for them considering that's kinda their enemy and it would be an incredible chance to get rid of them once and for all. Notwithstanding the fact that they'd have to have the ability to individually toggle electricity for every building, which, I have a feeling, does not in fact work that way.
  
  expect them to supply electricity to the people actively using the electricity to kill their civillians.
  The second half of your comment refutes the first
  
  I might be wrong here, but i don't think Hannah is using Tesla cannons to bomb Israel. How exactly does electricity factor into their plans?
The Israeli government is a disgrace. Shameful corrupt regime needs to be jailed for crimes against humanity.
- Be that as it may, no government in the world would leave today's events unanswered for.
  
  Turns out when you treat a population as subhuman for over 50 years, some of them start doing some inhumane shit....
  The solution is basic human decency, but asking the oppressed population to change before the oppressors never works out.
  
  True, but they should target Hamas. Collective punishment is a war crime.
  
  The Palestinians are just answering the decades of colonialism and genocide they've received
  
  Eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. Pretty sure hamas did these attacks because of what Israel did to them yesterday….
- The Jews of today are no better than the Nazis of yesteryear morally speaking
  
  No. If you are against Jews or Jewish people in general or even if you just think ill of them, you’re a fucking bigoted piece of shit.
  I was talking about the Israeli government, not Jewish people.
Unprovoked
state-run electricity company
I wonder what the energy prices are like in Israel...
- That's not even worth talking about, you should hear about Natanyahu's ties to their phone and internet services. It is/was overt corruption to say the least.

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