Gaza open air prison, Gaza strip, Israel-Hamas War, history of gaza, Gaza occupation by Israel, Gaza blockade, express explained, indian express Palestinians, including a wounded boy, mourn at a hospital after their relatives were killed in Israeli strikes, in Gaza City, October 11. (Photo: Reuters) Listen to this article After Hamas militants on Saturday launched the biggest assault on Israel in decades, the country’s defence minister, Yoav Gallant, ordered a “complete siege” of the Gaza Strip. “There will be no electricity, no food, no water, no fuel – everything is closed,” he said. Israel is able to impose such conditions on Gaza because the Palestinian enclave has been under an air, land and sea blockade since 2007.