Can't confirm its related but I just saw a whole bunch of Arab villages power go out...
Yes, YWN reports that a generator was struck by idf;
UPDATE 12:01AM IL: It appears the IAF struck a generator that supplies electricity for the Beit Haniyeh area of Gaza.
UPDATE 12:00AM IL: IAF strikes a building used by terrorist in Dir el-Balah in Central Gaza.
UPDATE 12:00AM IL: Gaza sources report the IAF is striking hard in many areas, including a targeted strike near the southern entrance of Beit Hanoun, in northern Gaza. At least two people were eliminated and others injured. Rumors point to the elimination of yet another senior Hamas official.
UPDATE 12:00AM IL: Sources in Gaza now reporting 3 dead and close to 20 injured in IAF strike in the Beit Hanoun area.
UPDATE 12:00AM IL: All schools in the 40km (24 miles) range from the Gaza border will remain closed on erev shabbos. All residents in the 7km (4.2 mile) range from Gaza are instructed t remain at home.
UPDATE 12:00AM IL: IAF destroys rocket-firing location in the el-Bourij area of northern Gaza.
UPDATE 12:00AM IL: IAF knocks out electric transformer resulting in power outages in Gaza.
UPDATE 12:00AM IL: Gaza sources report another IAF strike in Beit Lahiya. No additional information is available at this time.