Israel shuts off water and electricity to the Gaza Strip.
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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 1, 2026
Sources document that Israel cut both electricity and water to Gaza, most notably in the October 2023 'complete siege' ordered by Defence Minister Gallant and Energy Minister Katz, and cut electricity again in March 2025 (AP, HRW).
What was said
… I think the Israelis see Hamas as an asset only in the sense that, because they handle all the social services, they keep a lid on the anger. I mean, the rage is always going to be there, but the anger that will come from starvation, because turning off the water and turning off the electricity, that's pretty normal. Israel does that all the time. They don't need an invasion to do that. Uhm, but there you have a war, especially with white phosphorus, uhm, a war on on children. Uhm, and settlers, again, these aren't countries. …
The Pete Quiñones Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Israel ordered a 'complete siege' on 9 October 2023 that halted electricity, food, water and fuel to Gaza, per Israeli ministers' statements quoted by Times of Israel and Wikipedia.[2][3][4]
Supports. Energy Minister Katz instructed the water authority to cut Israel's water supply to the Strip in October 2023, and HRW reported Israel was refusing to restore water and electricity supply.[3][5]
Supports. On 9 March 2025 Israel cut the electricity supply to Gaza, affecting a desalination plant producing drinking water, according to AP.[1]
Context. Some water and electricity supply was later partly restored, so the cuts were episodic rather than continuous, which tempers the post's 'all the time' phrasing.[3][6]
Sources
6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 5 not rated
- 1Israel cuts electricity supply to Gazaapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip (2023–present) - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3Amid concern for humanitarian situation, how much water and ...timesofisrael.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 4Israel tightens Gaza siege; death toll soars above 1,500thedailystar.net · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Israel: Immediately Restore Electricity, Water, Aid to Gazahrw.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Why Israel Should Protect, Supply and Rebuild Water Resources and Infrastructure in the Gaza Strip: Law, Ethics and Prudence | Israel Law Review | Cambridge Corecambridge.org · not rated · cited for: context
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