Israel will immediately cut off the flow of electricity to Gaza, Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen ordered Sunday. Critics blasted the measure as ineffective politicking.

Israel will stop supplying electricity to Gaza "immediately," Energy Minister Eli Cohen announced on Sunday. "We will activate every tool we have to ensure our hostages return home and Hamas is not in Gaza after the war," he said. Cohen signed the order to stop the flow of electricity to Gaza shortly after the announcement.

After blocking all aid entering the battered enclave, Israel has now announced it will stop electricity to Gaza.

Israel will cut the flow of electricity in the Gaza Strip immediately, Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen said in a statement Sunday.

The move, which will mainly affect a single wastewater treatment plant, appeared intended to put pressure on Hamas.

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Germany called on Israel to resume humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, terming the cutting of electricity supplies and a threat to cut off water as unacceptable and not in line with Israel's obligations under international law.

Israel is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza as the country’s energy minister vowed to use “all the tools available” to free the last of the hostages held by Hamas. The supply of electricity into the Gaza Strip from Israel was cut off suddenly on Sunday by the Israel Electric Corporation on the orders of Energy Minister Eli Cohen.

Eli Cohen's announcement on Sunday came one week after Israel cut off all aid supplies to the territory.

Israel’s energy minister said he had given instructions to stop supplying electricity to Gaza a week after Israel blocked all aid into the Palestinian territory.