Energy Minister Eli Cohen signed an order today, Sunday, ordering the Israel Electric Corporation (IEC) to stop the transmission of electricity to the Gaza Strip. The move will not have an immediate effect, as Israel currently only supplies electricity to support the enclave’s desalination plant, with most of the electricity being supplied by fuel or generators. However, with Israel blocking the supply of fuel to Gaza as part of the hold on humanitarian aid, eventually fuel reserves in the Strip will dwindle, leading to a loss of electricity throughout most of the enclave. “We will employ all the tools available to us so that all the hostages will return, and we will ensure that Hamas won’t be in Gaza on the ‘day after,'” Cohen said in a video statement after signing the order. The first step of the effort is the halting of humanitarian aid, which Israel implemented last week. The next stage, which it appears to be implementing today, is the cessation of electricity to the Gaza Strip. If Hamas fails to respond to these steps, the next phase appears to be calling on the residents of the northern Gaza Strip to evacuate to the south ahead of a renewed military campaign. If talks fail, the IDF is prepared to resume fighting, and according to a report over the weekend in the Wall Street Journal, it would return to Gaza with a much larger military force than it has deployed so far. Trump has previously said he would support an Israeli decision to return to fighting. Ghastly images emerged of the ethnic cleansing of Alawites and Christians by the Islamist HTS militia in Syria, with estimates of over 7,000 dead since Friday. Israel responded to appeals for aid by Alawite leaders with air strikes Monday night. Mainstream media continue to ignore the ongoing genocide in Syria as the Islamist Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militia went on a klling spree in Latakia province, where the Alawite minority lives. Desperate Christians appealed for help on social media. Richard Spencer’s Jihad Watch posted a video of a Jolani-affiliated militant commander openly calling for the slaughter of Alawite women and children over his microphone: “To the Mujahideen, do not leave alive any Alawite, male or female. The most respected among them will be slaughtered. The most respected Alawite woman will be slaughtered. Slaughter them all, including the children in the bed. These are pigs. Take them and throw them into the sea”. Pamela Geller posted a desperate appeal from Syria: The number of victims ranges between 7,000 and 10,000, according to reports. Alawite leaders appealed to Israel for help: “We announce our demand for the Israeli government, represented by its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to provide protection, aid, assistance and support, because the entire world has remained silent about our injustice, and we have only heard a voice from the State of Israel condemning the crimes committed by the Damascus government against the Alawites, and we thank it for that. We say to the Jewish state, we extend our hands to you and we will be your best and most loyal friends, so that you can rid us of this extremist Islamic rule .... Katz said Israel would “ensure that southern Syria remains demilitarized and free of threats, and we will protect the local Druze population,” warning that “anyone who harms them will face our response.” Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar slammed European leaders for their willingness to engage with Al-Sharaa. “Europeans flocked to Damascus in recent months to shake his hand, but he and his men were jihadists and have remained so, even if they now wear suits,” Sa’ar stated, urging the international community to condemn what he described as the “barbaric murder of civilians.” Donald Trump loves a deal. Now, as he settles into his second term, it’s time for an even bolder play: force the Arab world to build a new home for Palestinians, a mini-Dubai carved from the desert, and make it clear the U.S. isn’t footing the bill. It’s the kind of brash, outside-the-box move only Trump could pull off—and it might just work. Picture this: a gleaming city rises from the sands of Jordan or Egypt’s Sinai, housing millions of Palestinians displaced from the West Bank and Gaza. Not as fancy as Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, but good enough—roads, homes, jobs, a fresh start. The catch? Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar pay for it, not Uncle Sam. Trump could sell it to his base in a heartbeat: “No more American tax dollars propping up UNRWA or policing the Middle East. Let the oil-rich Arabs fix their own backyard.” A Palestinian city could cost $50-100 billion; for scale, that is about as much as democrats spend on gender affirming care around the world —peanuts for the Gulf states, whose combined GDP tops $1.2 trillion. They’ve got the cash and the construction crews. . . Why would Arabs listen? Self-interest.... The Palestinians? Trickier. Hamas and the PA thrive on fighting Israel, not building cities. Many would scream “sellout”—they want 1948’s lands, not a desert consolation prize. But Trump could pitch it straight: “Your own state, no Jews, all yours.” The deal could die in the sand—or it could be the first step toward a Middle East where America’s finally off the hook. Either way, it’s a hell of a play. Amir's Weekly Newsletter: [About 9 minutes]
Israel announces halt to electricity supply to Gaza in move to increase pressure on Hamas:
GRAPHIC WARNING: Over 7,000 Alawites and Christians Massacred by Islamists in Syria as Israel Sends the Cavalry to the Rescue:
“I apologize for writing to you from a fake email, but I fear for myself if my identity is known, I am a Syrian Alawite citizen, I beg you with all forms of begging and request, help us stop the rivers of blood in Syria, the blood of the Alawites fills the streets, the New Syrian Army led by al-Julani is a terrorist army of mercenaries, more than 4 thousand have been killed so far and the media does not follow and film more than hundreds, at every moment columns of extremist Islamic jihadist mercenaries are killing innocents, burning homes, stealing and looting, we no longer have any hope of life on this earth, please help in any way, we ask for protection from any country in the world to enter Syria instead of al-Julani and his mercenaries, America, France, Israel, Russia.. any country, the important thing is to get rid of these mercenaries and save what remains of humanity.Trump’s Big Deal: A New Dubai for Palestinians, Paid by Their Neighbors:
Breaking News: Middle East on the Brink – Unprecedented Strikes & Military Movements with Amir Tsarfati:
