Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Jordan condemn Israel's electricity cut in Gaza

Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Jordan on Tuesday condemned Israel's decision to cut electricity supplies in the Gaza Strip and urged the international community to take action.

The Saudi foreign ministry condemned “in the strongest terms the Israeli occupation authorities' use of collective punishment against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip by cutting off electricity to the region,” according to a statement.

Qatar, which acts as a mediator between Israel and Hamas, also “strongly condemned the Israeli occupation's act of cutting off electricity in the Gaza Strip, considering it a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law,” a statement by the foreign ministry reads.

Jordan denounced “a clear continuation of the policy of starvation and siege imposed by Israel on the Palestinians,” in a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A spokesman for the ministry, Soufiane al-Qoudaha, called on the international community to “assume its responsibilities” and “force Israel (...) to restore electricity” in the Gaza Strip.