- 28 Apr 2017 09:12
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Palestinian Authority to Stop Funding Israeli-supplied Electricity to Hamas-controlled Gaza
Haaretz Barak Ravid and Jack Khoury Apr 27, 2017 9:43 AM
Another example of both Palestinian governing entities putting their power struggle ahead of the well being of their people.
Haaretz Barak Ravid and Jack Khoury Apr 27, 2017 9:43 AM
The Palestinian Authority notified Israel on Thursday that it will stop paying for the electricity Israel provides to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, effective immediately.
The PA told the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, Maj. Gen. Yoav Mordechai, that it will immediately stop paying for the electricity
Israel provides the Gaza strip, Mordechai’s bureau said.
This is the first significant step taken by the Palestinian Authority as part of its change of policy toward the Hamas government in Gaza.
The coordinator’s bureau stated that Israel provides Gaza with electricity through ten transmission lines that carry 125 megawatts. This amounts to 30 percent of the power required by the Strip, at an estimated cost of 40 million shekels ($11 million) a month. Israel subtracts this amount from the taxes it collects for the Palestinian Authority.
A 24-hour electricity supply to Gaza requires the production of 400 megawatts.
Another example of both Palestinian governing entities putting their power struggle ahead of the well being of their people.
"Why is it always the innocents who suffer most, when you high lords play your game of thrones?" Lord Varys, Game of Thrones.