The move is part of an escalating pressure campaign, but the Palestinian enclave gets most of its power from generators.

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

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

Israel says it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza. The full effects of that are not immediately clear but the arid territory’s desalination plants receive power for producing drinking water.

Israeli Energy and Infrastructure Minister Eli Cohen signed an order on Sunday instructing the Israel Electric Corporation to immediately halt the supply of electricity to the Gaza Strip. “I have signed an order to immediately cut off electricity to the Gaza Strip.

Israel has announced it is cutting off its electricity supply to two million people in Gaza, a week after it stopped the entry of aid into Gaza in a bid to force Hamas to accept new terms of a ceasefire deal.

Israel says it has cut the flow of electricity to the last facility in Gaza that was still receiving power from the Israel Electric Corporation.