Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Official: Israel Deliberately Disconnects Gaza Electricity


The energy authority in the Gaza Strip on Monday accused Israel of deliberately disconnecting the main electricity grid to the coastal enclave as part of a "punitive policy."

"The Israeli occupation uses security pretexts to justify disconnecting a grid which provides 14 megawatts to the northern Gaza Strip," head of the energy authority Kanaan Ubeid said.

He added that electricity had been cut off to the north for nine days .... Read more at http://uruknet.info