In the occupied territories, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned Tuesday that the economic situation in Gaza will worsen if the Gaza power plant continues to shut down.
The committee said in a statement published on its Facebook page that with the decrease in the rate of electricity access for citizens from 8 hours a day to only 3-4 hours, the burdens on the fragile health system in Gaza increase.
The sole power station has stopped operating after the quantities of fuel needed to operate it ran out due to Israel preventing it from entering the Strip since last Wednesday as part of the response measures to the incendiary balloons, according to its allegations.
The spokesman for the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), Fawzi Barhoum, described the continuation of the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip and the aggravation of the electricity crisis in the Strip as a "crime against humanity," and held "the Israeli occupation fully responsible for its results and repercussions."
Israel responds
On the other hand, the Israeli occupation claims that the raids carried out by warplanes on sites in the Strip and the tightening of the siege on it come in response to the launch of incendiary balloons that cause fires in agricultural lands adjacent to the Strip.
On Tuesday evening, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Hamas not to "make a big mistake" if it continued to launch incendiary balloons from the Gaza Strip.
For his part, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz declared that Israel is on "high alert", and vowed Hamas, saying, "I will make sure that its fire is returned to it, and we will change the equation immediately."
And recently, the Israeli occupation government decided to close the entire maritime domain to fishermen in Gaza until further notice, and to close the Kerem Shalom crossing in the face of building materials as well as fuel in response to the launch of incendiary balloons.
Balloon launchers say they are using them to force Israel to ease the blockade imposed since 2007, which has caused deteriorating living conditions for residents.