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

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White House hostage envoy Adam Boehler defended recent talks with Hamas negotiators in Qatar as he described representatives of the U.S.-proscribed foreign terrorist organization as “pretty nice guys.