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Tuesday, April 5, 2016
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Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Electric Corporation cuts power to parts of Hebron over PA debt
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Israel Electric Corporation temporarily scales back the supply of electricity to yet another Palestinian city on Tuesday after causing partial blackouts in Jericho and Bethlehem in recent days over some NIS 1.7 billion in unpaid debts.
On Tuesday, parts of Hebron lost electricity between 9 and 10 a.m., and again from 2 to 3 p.m.
According to the Haaretz daily, the IEC is causing such blackouts to take place in a different West Bank district every day for two weeks as a protest at the enormous outstanding debt owed to it by the Palestinian Authority.
The cash-strapped PA acknowledges the debt, and says talks are underway to find a solution.
Cuts are expected in Bethlehem Wednesday and Ramallah Thursday.
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