Gaza power plant shutdown averted
A possible shutdown of the Gaza Strip’s only power plant was prevented after Israel agreed to pump about 260,000 gallons of diesel fuel to the territory, enough to run the plant for at least three days.
The plant supplies a third of the Palestinian territory’s electricity, and Israel’s power utility supplies most of the rest.
Supplies from Israel have been sporadic since Palestinian militants attacked the Israeli fuel depot just across the border this month, killing two Israeli workers.
The last Israeli fuel shipment to Gaza was a week ago, when diesel and cooking gas were delivered, the military said.
Even before the deadly attack on the fuel terminal on April 9, Israel had reduced supplies to Gaza as part of a broader effort to pressure militants to halt rocket attacks on Israeli border communities.
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