Israel says no electricity, water or fuel for Gaza until hostages freed

1. Israel says the siege of Gaza will not end until Israeli hostages are released
2. “No electrical switch will be turned on, no water hydrant will be opened and no fuel truck will enter,” says energy minister Israel Katz
3. At least 150 hostages were taken into Gaza during Hamas’s deadly attacks on Israel at the weekend that killed 1,200 people
4. More than 1,300 have been killed in Gaza since Israel launched retaliatory air strikes, with 338,000 displaced
5. On Wednesday, the only power station in Gaza ran out of fuel, meaning the territory is relying on generators
6. And the International Committee of the Red Cross warns hospital generators could run out of fuel today
7. The Israeli military says its air strikes are targeting Hamas’s huge network of tunnels

Source: BBC