Israel has cut off the electricity supply to Gaza. The move has affected a desalination plant producing drinking water for part of the arid territory.

Israel says it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza. The full effects of that are not immediately clear, but the territory's desalination plants receive power for producing drinking water. Sunday’s announcement comes a week after Israel cut off all supplies of goods to the territory to over 2 million people.

The announcement comes a week after Israel blocked all aid supplies from reaching the territory's 2 million Palestinians living among the rubble.

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.