Gaza’s only power plant has run out of fuel and shut down due to the Israeli blockage leaving it without mains electricity, the Gaza Ministry of Energy have said.
That leaves only generators to power the territory, but they also run on fuel that is in short supply.
It comes after another night of Israeli airstrikes in the narrow strip of land, following a major attack by Islamist militants Hamas on Saturday that killed more than 1,000 Israelis. Hamas and other militant groups in Gaza are holding around 150 soldiers and civilians hostage, according to Israel.
Israel said it preparing to "execute the mission" against Hamas as it mobilised hundreds of thousands of military reservists near the Gaza border ahead of a possible ground invasion.
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