‘This is a difficult day for Kibbutz Nirim’

27 August 2014, 12:40 am

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After two civilians, including the kibbutz security chief, were killed at Kibbutz Nirim while fixing electricity lines damaged by mortars, emergency teams are again working to restore electricity.

“There is no communications or electricity, and it is expected to be fixed in the next two hours,” says the Nirim spokesman, according to NRG. “The emergency team is working in order to give an response to the residents, with the help of the army and the regional council…This is an extremely difficult day for Kibbutz Nirim. We lost a dear friend, and we are hoping and praying for the welfare of the injured.”