The Israel Electric Corporation says that high voltage lines supplying the Gaza Strip with electricity were damaged by rocket fire launched by Palestinian terrorists.
The company releases a statement this evening saying five of the 10 lines have been damaged, in the latest escalation of fighting and that the company cannot fix them because there is no access to the area.
Damage to the power lines came amid days of intense fighting between Palestinian terrorists and Israel in the Gaza Strip.
Gaza’s only other source of electricity — besides the power provided by Israel — is its single power plant, which has been working only partially due to fuel shortages. However, both sources are insufficient to cover Gazans’ needs.
Outages of at least eight hours have long been a daily occurrence in the strip and with the power plant not working at regular capacity, rolling blackouts have increased to 12-15 hours per day recently.
With the latest hits on the power line, more outages are expected.
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