Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen said in a recording on March 9 that he had ordered a cutoff of electricity to the Gaza Strip, which is intended to increase force on the enclave's ruling Hamas, which is inactive holding 59 kidnapped Israelis. Israel cuts off electricity in Gaza Strip. "We will usage all available tools to bring about the return of the hostages and guarantee that (after the war) Hamas will not be in Gaza," the minister said. The full effects of the cutoff were not clear to observers, AP reported, but the territory uses energy for desalination, among another things...
