Israel preparing ‘Hell Plan’ for Gaza that would cut electricity and water

Gazans celebrate Ramadan even under occupation and bombing
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Israel is preparing for the full-scale resumption of its genocidal war within 10 days if Hamas doesn't accept its terms, stresses Anti War.

The Israeli government is preparing a “hell plan” for the Gaza Strip that would involve cutting all electricity and water to the territory on top of the blocking of food, fuel, and all other goods that was announced by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli broadcaster Kan has reported.

According to The Guardian, the Kan report said that the “hell plan” would also involve forcing Palestinians in northern Gaza to move to the south to prepare for a resumption of the bombing campaign. Other Israeli media reports say Israel is preparing for a full-scale resumption of its genocidal war if Hamas doesn’t accept Israel’s terms.

Hamas is urging that Israel follow the initial deal, under which phase two of the ceasefire was supposed to start already and would have involved a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.

Israel has received widespread condemnation for blocking all aid shipments into Gaza and collectively punishing the civilian population amid the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, but the US has expressed support for the war crime and signed off on billions in new military aid ahead of Netanyahu’s announcement.

Netanyahu warned things could get worse in Gaza, threatening that if Hamas doesn’t release Israeli hostages, there would be consequences “that you cannot imagine.”

Israel has repeatedly violated the ceasefire since the truce went into effect on January 19, killing over 100 Palestinians in Gaza since then. Israel’s restrictions on aid before imposing the total siege and its refusal to engage in talks on phase two were also violations of the agreement.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel was imposing a total siege on the Gaza Strip, blocking all goods from entering, including humanitarian aid, as the Israeli military ramped up attacks on the territory, killing at least four Palestinians.

Netanyahu’s announcement came a day after the first phase of the Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal expired, and no agreement has been reached on the second phase. Under the deal, negotiations for the second phase were supposed to start on February 3, but Israel refused to engage in those talks and is now demanding that Hamas accept a last-minute proposal that Israel said was put forward by President Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff.

The US proposal would involve another 42-day ceasefire and the immediate release of half of the Israel hostages in Gaza. The proposal doesn’t include a full Israeli withdrawal or permanent ceasefire, which were conditions of phase two.

“Upon the conclusion of the first stage, and in light of Hamas’s rejection of the Witkoff framework, we decided– at last night’s discussion — that as of this morning, the entry of goods and supplies into Gaza will be prevented,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement.

“If Hamas continues to stick to its position and does not release our hostages, there will be additional consequences, which I will not detail here,” the statement added.

In response, Hamas said Israel’s move was a violation of the ceasefire deal. “The statement issued by the office of the terrorist occupation Prime Minister Netanyahu, regarding his approval of American proposals to extend the first phase of the agreement under arrangements that violate the ceasefire agreement in Gaza is a blatant attempt to evade the agreement and avoid entering negotiations for its second phase,” Hamas said.

“Netanyahu’s decision to halt humanitarian aid is a form of blackmail, a war crime, and a blatant violation of the agreement,” the Hamas statement added.

The US has backed Israel’s decision to cut off aid to the civilian population of Gaza, a move that came after the US State Department announced it was expediting the delivery of $4 billion in military aid to Israel.

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