No electricity, food, fuel, and water: Israel orders ‘complete Gaza siege’

Israel’s defence minister Yoav Gallant on Monday ordered a “complete siege” of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, two days after shock attacks by the militant group killed more than 700 Israelis, including soldiers.

The Israeli military said it had called up an unprecedented 300,000 reservists and was imposing a total blockade of the Gaza Strip, signs it could be planning a ground assault there to defeat Hamas.

Israel’s response to the unprecedented surprise attack by Hamas from the Gaza Strip will “change the West Asia,” the country’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said