search
electricity
View of the West Bank outpost of Havat Gilad, January 10, 2018 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
January 11, 2018, 7:56 pm
PM orders illegal outpost hooked up to power grid after terror attack
Settlers downplay move as ‘spin’ and call on Netanyahu to legalize Havat Gilad
By Jacob Magid
Palestinian children do their homework by candlelight in their family home, during a power cut in the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip, on September 18, 2013. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
January 7, 2018, 8:29 pm
After months of cuts, Israel to increase electricity to Gaza at PA’s request
Israel to restore supply to 120 megawatts, returning enclave to its regular program of 6-8 hours of power daily
By Dov Lieber
A picture taken on June 13, 2017, shows Palestinian children at home reading books by candle light due to electricity shortages in Gaza City. (AFP/ THOMAS COEX)
January 3, 2018, 4:49 pm
PA to resume full payments for Gaza electricity amid reconciliation bid
Abbas had cut supply to pressure Hamas; restoration will see the enclave return to its regular program of 6-8 hours of electricity daily
By Dov Lieber
This man lives in a nursing home that has not had power since Hurricane Irma. (Marissa Roer via JTA)
November 10, 2017, 8:51 am
This is what Puerto Rico looks like 50 days after Hurricane Maria
Local Jewish community and UJA-Federation try to help those still without power or essentials after devastating storm
By Josefin Dolsten
An Israel Electric Corporation power plant situated on the Mediterranean coast in Hadera, Israel. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
August 6, 2017, 8:41 pm
Ultra-Orthodox party proposes ‘kosher’ electricity plan
United Torah Judaism plan would build small power stations that are disconnected from the national grid on Shabbat
By JTA
Israel's National Infrastructure Minister Yuval Steinitz (wearing red tie) and Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah cut the ribbon to mark the first ever commercial agreement between the Israeli and Palestinian energy companies to increase provision in the West Bank area of Jenin, July 10, 2017. Yoav Mordechai, Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, stands behind Steinitz, with Yiftach Ron Tal, Israel Electric Corporation head, on the far right.(Yossi Weiss).
July 10, 2017, 1:40 pm
In deal with Israel, PA takes ‘historic’ step toward energy independence
Turning on first completely Palestinian-owned and -managed substation, Israeli energy ministry and PA premier hail cooperation
By Dov Lieber
Israelis and tourists enjoy the beach in Tel Aviv, on a hot summer day, July 3, 2017. A new survey finds that they are optimistic and largely satisfied with their lives. (Miriam Alster/ FLASH90)
July 3, 2017, 9:42 pm
Sweltering heat drives electricity demands to annual high
Paramedics treat 367 people in two days as sizzling temperatures climb past 40 degrees Celsius (104°F)
By Stuart Winer
Yahya Sinwar (R) the new leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip and senior Hamas official Ismail Haniyeh attend the funeral of Hamas official Mazen Faqha in Gaza city on March 25, 2017. (AFP Photo/Mahmud Hams)
June 13, 2017, 12:11 pm
Egypt said to offer Hamas electricity in exchange for 17 wanted men
With the terrorist leaders of Gaza in a political vise in the Strip, Cairo reportedly believes it has more leverage
By Dov Lieber
A silhouette of a Palestinian boy in the Khan Yunis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip on April 19, 2017. The Gaza Strip's only functioning power plant was out of action. (AFP/Mahmud Hams)
May 31, 2017, 2:45 pm
Energy minister refuses to cut further electricity to Gaza
As Hamas and PA wage power struggle, Yuval Steinitz says Israel should not be drawn into internal Palestinian problems
By Agencies
Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz attends the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, at the Inbal Hotel in Jerusalem, February 20, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 25, 2017, 11:01 pm
Steinitz rebukes COGAT head for reduction of electricity to Gaza
Energy minister says he doesn’t take orders from Palestinians, after PA tells Israel to cut power over unpaid bills
By Dov Lieber and TOI staff
A Palestinian uses a gas lighter while he works inside his restaurant during a power outage in the Gaza Strip, November 17, 2013. (Emad Nassar/Flash90)
May 25, 2017, 7:03 pm
Israel to reduce electricity to Gaza, after PA refuses to pay
COGAT chief says Hamas more interested in financing terror than paying for fuel; Strip already facing ‘humanitarian crisis’ due to lack of fuel
By Dov Lieber
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 3, 2017, where he and President Donald Trump spoke. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
May 5, 2017, 6:04 pm
Abbas warns of painful steps against Palestinian rival Hamas
PA vows to stop paying for Israel-supplied electricity in Gaza Strip, halt ‘financing the Hamas coup’ in the enclave, now a decade old
By Agencies
A Palestinian uses a gas lighter while he works inside his restaurant during a power outage in the Gaza Strip, November 17, 2013. (Emad Nassar/Flash90)
April 27, 2017, 11:57 am
PA tells Israel it will no longer pay for Gaza’s electricity
Hamas calls move ‘a dangerous escalation, and a fit of insanity’ as enclave’s energy crisis spirals
By Dov Lieber
The silhouette of Palestinian boy is seen on their makeshift home in the Khan Yunis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip on April 19, 2017. (Mahmud Hums/AFP)
April 27, 2017, 9:30 am
World Bank: Gaza power cuts causing ‘humanitarian crisis’
Without Israeli cooperation and other practical changes, foreign aid alone cannot rescue stagnant Palestinian economy, report says
By AFP and TOI staff
Senior political leader of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, Khalil al-Hayya, holds a press conference on April 18, 2017, in Gaza City. (AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS)
April 18, 2017, 7:16 pm
Top Hamas leader says group not seeking war with Israel
Terror organization’s deputy head blames PA president for woes in the Strip, saying Abbas ‘alone is carrying out battle against Gaza’
By Dov Lieber
Load More