Israel At War Sunday March 9

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- Israel Energy Minister Eli Cohen said the order to cut off electricity was "coordinated with the relevant security and political factors." This means that the Strip will have to rely mainly on generators and the fuel they have left

-Jerusalem ‘surprised’ after Trump official - behind Hamas talks says US not Israel’s agent

Adam Boehler defends talks with terror group, says deal possible in weeks. Senior Israeli officials were surprised to hear US hostage envoy Adam Boehler’s comments today that the US is not “an agent of Israel,” an Israeli source tells The Times of Israel.

-Israeli source: It appears that Trump envoy's talks with Hams to release American hostages have failed. N12

- Columbia University Pro-Palestine Protester and recently graduated student Mahmoud Khalil, has allegedly been detained by Department of Homeland Security in NYC.

According to his press release, the DHS agents said that the U.S. Department of State had revoked Khalil’s green card.

-Amit Segal made an excellent point just now: No wonder Hamas isn't afraid of Trump's threats - the Americans sit down with them and treat them like a legitimate organization, so what do they have to fear?

- Trump's Gaza Plan: Israel Treasury Secretary and Cabinet Member Smotrich Updates:  “The plan is taking shape. There is now action with the US administration to locate the countries (to which Gazans will emigrate). There are preparations to establish an extensive immigration administration in the Defense Ministry.  To put it into perspective, if 10,000 people leave a day, seven days a week, it takes six months. These are very long processes."