Middle East: Hamas in talks with the U.S.; Israel cuts electricity to Gaza, sparking condemnation

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*Hamas confirms ceasefire talks with U.S. govt. *Israel announces total cessation of electricity supply to Gaza *People of Gaza condemn Israel decision to cut electricity supply

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00:00Welcome back to From the South.

00:12The Hamas-Palestinian resistance movement confirmed that several talks have been held

00:16with the US on the ceasefire deal in Qatar.

00:19The senior Hamas leader told the US delegation that they do not oppose the release of prisoners.

00:24Lately, Israel had reported to be preparing for negotiations and that it sent Monday a

00:30delegation to Doha to discuss one on the deal.

00:33Overall, the conversations aimed at moving to the next stage of the deal, which could

00:38pave the way for ending the war.

00:40However, the first phase of the ceasefire deal ended past week.

00:43Since then, Israel has imposed a full siege on all humanitarian aid entered in Palestine.

00:48Israeli authorities announced Sunday night the total cessation of electricity supply

00:58to the Gaza Strip.

01:00After failing to comply with what was agreed in January, which established the advance

01:05towards the second phase of the ceasefire, Israel intends to worsen every day the humanitarian

01:10crisis that the people from Gaza are living.

01:13The interruption of the electricity supply seriously affects essential infrastructure

01:17in Gaza, including the few desalinization plants that have survived the bombardment

01:24and are crucial for access to drinking water.

01:27The country responds to an order from Israel's Minister of Energy and Mines Eli Cohen.

01:37In Palestine, the people of Gaza condemned Israel's decision to cut off the electricity

01:41supply in the territory.

01:43The event occurred on Sunday night after the Israeli State Minister of Energy Eli Cohen

01:48ordered the suspension of the electric power service in the Palestinian enclave.

01:53The announcement of the power cut coincides with the release of documents revealing that

01:57Zionist regime's intentions to intensify illegal military operations in Gaza.

02:03Various humanitarian agencies have stated that the disruption of power supplies severely

02:08damages essential infrastructure in the territory and could have devastating consequences.

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