Israel Begins “Full Siege” Of Gaza, Cuts Off Food, Power

NBC News reports:

Israel has begun what Defense Minister Yoav Gallant [photo] called a “full siege” of the Gaza Strip in the wake of the unprecedented attacks by Hamas.

“I ordered a full siege on the Gaza Strip. No power, no food, no gas, everything is closed. We are fighting human animals and we act accordingly,” said Gallant, a former IDF commander who now serves in Benjamin Netanyahu’s hardline nationalist government.

Gallant was speaking after conducting a situation assessment with the IDF Southern Command. Gaza is a tiny coastal enclave that is home to more than 2 million residents and has been blockaded for years since Hamas took power there.

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BREAKING: Israel orders a ‘full siege’ of the blockaded Gaza Strip, cutting off food, fuel and power as it pounds the Hamas-controlled enclave with airstrikes https://t.co/d7IonooJNl

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