Israeli troops have already massed at the border with Gaza in what could presage a sweeping ground invasion of the strip.
Military officials warned they had “created an iron wall of tanks, helicopters and aircraft” around Gaza as they continued to carry out strikes on the region from the air late on Tuesday night.
At least 1055 people have been killed in Gaza by Israel‘s retaliatory airstrikes, according to the latest updates, while roughly 5,184 have been wounded. More than 1,200 Israelis have been killed and over 2,700 injured.
It comes as Palestinian officials warned that Gaza no longer has electricity after the only power plant fueling the strip was shut off.
The director of the Gaza Energy Authority, Jalal Ismail, announced that the power plant had been shut down.
Earlier, he warned that the power plant would stop operating at 2pm local time (12pm BST) on Wednesday.
Many of the hospitals in Gaza are already “at capacity”, according to one British-Palestinian surgeon who spoke to The Independent, with medical supplies running out.
