Israel’s energy minister said he will cut power to the Gaza Strip immediately. U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to attend talks with Israel and Hamas.

Israel says it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza. The full effects of that are not immediately clear, but the territory's desalination plants receive power for producing drinking water. Sunday’s announcement comes a week after Israel cut off all supplies of goods to the territory to over 2 million people.

The move is part of an escalating pressure campaign, but the Palestinian enclave gets most of its power from generators.