Hamas says the Israeli decision Sunday to agree to a Palestinian Authority request to reduce the amount of electricity supplied to Gaza will lead to an “explosion” in the Strip.
“The decision of the occupation to reduce the electricity to Gaza at the request of PA President Mahmoud Abbas is catastrophic and dangerous. It will accelerate the deterioration and explode the situation in the Strip,” says Hamas spokesperson Abdel Latif al-Qanua.
“Those who will bear the consequences of this decision are the Israeli enemy, who is besieging the Gaza Strip, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas,” he adds.
If Israel follows through on the request, Gazans could be reduced to between two and four hours of electricity a day.
The PA has said, according to Israel, that it will only pay 60 percent of what it was previously paying for Gaza’s electricity amid an ongoing feud with Hamas, leaving Israeli leaders in the position of paying for Gaza’s power usage from state coffers. Israeli officials charge that Hamas would have the money to supply Gaza’s power needs if the group didn’t expend a large part of its resources on rearmament and preparation for future conflict with Israel.
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