Israel's Attorney General OKs Cuts to Gaza's Electricity

[Jerusalem Post] Dan Izenberg - The Justice Ministry on Thursday confirmed that Attorney-General Menahem Mazuz has approved in principle a plan to reduce the supply of electricity to Gaza in retaliation for Kassam rocket attacks, on condition that the flow is not completely cut off at any time and that residents are given ample warning to forestall any possible humanitarian crisis. Israel directly supplies 62.5% of Gaza's electricity and exports fuel which accounts for another 28% of Gaza's power supply.


2007-11-16 01:00:00

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