Palestinian Authority says Israel鈥檚 Gaza electricity cut 鈥榚scalation in genocide鈥�

People gather by the rubble of destroyed buildings for a mass gathering for a communal iftar fast-breaking meal on the second day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the area of al-Dahduh in Gaza City's Tal al-Hawa district on March 2, 2025 amid the ongoing truce in the war between Israel and Hamas. (File/AFP)
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RAMALLAH: The Palestinian Authority on Monday said Israel鈥檚 decision to halt the electricity supply to Gaza was 鈥渁n escalation in the genocide鈥� in the war-ravaged territory.

The Palestinian foreign ministry said in a statement that it 鈥渟trongly condemns the Israeli Ministry of Energy's decision to cut electricity to the Gaza Strip, considering it an escalation in the genocide, displacement and humanitarian disaster in Gaza鈥�, which is controlled by Hamas and not the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority.

Th British government also urged Israel to lift the Gaza electricity 鈥渞estrictions鈥�