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Tuesday, September 13, 2016
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Israel, PA said to sign deal on Palestinian electricity debt
Representatives from Israel’s Finance Ministry and the Palestinian Authority sign a deal to resolve the Palestinians’ outstanding NIS 2 billion ($528 million) debt with the Israel Electric Corporation, the Walla news website reports.
Under the agreement, the Palestinians will pay off NIS 500 million ($132 million) of the debt and control over West Bank power lines will be handed over to the PA.
Palestinian electricity company workers drag a power line, many of which were destroyed following an Israeli airstrike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on August 6, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/SAID KHATIB)
