People run along a debris-strewn street following Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on October 7, 2023. AFP
"I have signed an order instructing (Israel) Electric Company to stop the electricity supply to Gaza," Energy Minister Israel Katz said in a statement.
The decision to halt supply comes as Tel Aviv declared a state of war against Hamas following the unprecedented attack in the early hours of the morning.
Hamas group’s attacks on Israel have so far killed more than 100 people, The Times of Israel reported. Israel's health ministry said 908 have been injured so far in the ongoing attack and have been taken to hospitals for treatment.
On the Palestinian side, at least 198 people were killed in Gaza on Saturday, the health ministry in the Palestinian enclave said, after Israel responded to Hamas militants' rocket barrages with a string of air strikes on Gaza.
The ministry told AFP up until 4:20 pm (1320 GMT), there were "198 martyrs and 1,610 wounded with different injuries" in the conflict.
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