For Gazan teacher Abdullah Mortaja, Israel's decision to cut off electricity to the war-battered territory was "a joke", having already lived with little power supply since war began more than 16 months ago.

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The move, which will mainly affect a single wastewater treatment plant, appeared intended to put pressure on Hamas.