Israel said on Sunday it would cut off power to Gaza.
Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen said he had signed an order to “quickly” stop power to Gaza.
“The lecture is time to take action!” He said in an online post.
The full effect of the order is not immediately clear, but Gaza's electricity has accelerated the production of drinking water, according to the Associated Press.
It comes days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the country would halt humanitarian aid to Gaza until Palestinian extremist group Hamas agrees to the next phase of its ceasefire plan.
Tensions in the region are high and trades are at a fragile point.
Hamas accused Israel of trying to derail the agreement, and the group accused the power of being cut off as part of Israel's “start-star policy,” the Associated Press reported.
Hamas spokesman Hazem Kassam said the cutoff is part of Israel's hunger policy, which “clearly ignores all international law and norms.”
Hamas wants to begin negotiations, which will release the remaining hostages in Gaza.
Israel said it would send a delegation to Qatar on Monday “to advance negotiations” about the ceasefire.
As far as they know, power cuts only affect wastewater treatment plants, the AP said.
Despite Hamas' refusing to agree to the current deal, aid and electricity shutdown to the thousands of Gazan who are in trouble after months of destruction are important.
The first phase of the ceasefire contract began in January just before President Trump began his second term. It expired earlier this month, and neither side was able to agree to the details of the second phase.
