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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 345

Gaza electricity crisis

Palestinians fill containers with water in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, October 20, 2023. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
October 28, 2023, 10:42 am
Amid concern for humanitarian situation, how much water and power does Gaza have?
Israel has severely reduced water supply to Strip and halted provision of all electricity and fuel, but maintains there is enough water and power to prevent a humanitarian crisis
By Jeremy Sharon
Palestinian demonstrators chant slogans during a protest against the territory's chronic power outages and difficult living conditions along the streets of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, July 30, 2023. (AP Photo)
August 8, 2023, 1:48 pm
Protests against Hamas reemerge in the streets of Gaza, but will they persist?
Demonstrations have again broken out against the terror group that rules over impoverished enclave, though such movements have been short-lived in the past
By Gianluca Pacchiani
A solar farm facility powering "The Sailor" seafood restaurant, which is also used to shelter and provide oxygen for fish pools underneath, next to an agricultural field in Gaza City, September 7, 2022. (MOHAMMED ABED/AFP)
October 4, 2022, 12:30 pm
Electricity cuts, costly bills push Gazans to seek out solar power
Estimates say one-fifth of Strip’s residents have installed panels; restaurant owner says investment in renewable source slashed energy outlay, allowing him to refurbish business
By Rosie SCAMMELL and Mai Yaghi
A Palestinian worker prepares plastic for processing to extract fuel in Jabaliya in the northern Gaza Strip on August 23, 2022. (Mohammed Abed / AFP)
August 26, 2022, 11:02 am
Desperate for fuel, Gazans burn plastic despite serious environmental, health risks
Dangerous distillation method turned to by some residents of Strip, amid diesel shortage and spike in global fuel prices
By Belal AL SABBAGH and Mai Yaghi
A Palestinian girl walks past a stack of discarded batteries slated for recycling in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, on February 14, 2022. (SAID KHATIB / AFP)
March 9, 2022, 8:39 am
Mounds of discarded batteries threaten Gaza health, environment
Power cells are an essential source of energy for the Palestinian enclave, where electricity supply is sparse and infrastructure has decayed
By Agencies
A Palestinian man cuts wood using a chainsaw in a traditional charcoal production site in the town of Jabaliya, Northern Gaza Strip, January 7, 2021.(AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
January 15, 2021, 9:44 am
With power crisis, out-of-work woodcutters see opportunity in Gaza
Tight Israeli-Egyptian blockade, weak ties with PA have resulted in unreliable power, driving up demand for wood in winter
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A general view of the only electrical plant that generates electricity in the central Gaza Strip, June 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
August 16, 2020, 7:16 pm
As Israeli restrictions tighten, Gaza’s sole power plant to shut down on Tuesday
After Gaza-based terror groups launched hundreds of explosive balloons from Gaza, Israel closed Kerem Shalom crossing, blocking fuel the power plant needs to function
By Aaron Boxerman
A general view of the only electrical plant that generates electricity in the central Gaza Strip, June 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
September 1, 2019, 11:08 am
Qatar announces drastic cut in funding for Gazan fuel — report
Surprise statement comes as Israel said to restore supply to coastal enclave, after week-long cut in response to spike in rocket attacks
By ToI Staff
A firefighter works to extinguish a blaze caused by an incendiary device from the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on June 27, 2019. (Fire and Rescue Services)
June 28, 2019, 5:58 am
Israel and Hamas said to agree to truce after wave of arson attacks
Jerusalem to send fuel to Gaza power plant, expand fishing zone; terror group says it will stop incendiary balloons, according to Palestinian media report
By ToI Staff
A Palestinian family eats dinner by candlelight at their makeshift home in the Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip, during a power outage June 11, 2017. (AFP/Said Khatib)
June 26, 2019, 11:40 pm
Gaza official: Halt of fuel imports exacerbating power shortages
Israel made decision to stop the entry of fuel into the Strip after multiple flaming balloons landed in its territory; electricity company spokesman urges reversal of move
By Adam Rasgon
A Palestinian uses a slingshot to hurl objects across the border fence with Israel at Israeli forces during clashes along the fence east of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza strip on June 21, 2019. (Photo by Said KHATIB / AFP)
June 21, 2019, 6:57 pm
Palestinians say 7 wounded in riots along Gaza border
Gazans throw rocks and explosives at Israeli troops, who respond with teargas and some live fire at weekly protests
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh tours the site of a destroyed building, in Gaza City, March 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
June 20, 2019, 6:05 pm
Hamas chief says ceasefire is ‘in the danger zone,’ Israel ignoring terms
Comments come a day after terror group spokesman said Jerusalem was abiding by unofficial agreement; Haniyeh also slams Bahrain summit as ‘normalization’ with Israel
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Palestinians receive their financial aid as part of $480 million in aid allocated by Qatar, at a post office in Gaza City on May 19, 2019. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
June 19, 2019, 1:54 pm
Hamas: Israel implementing Gaza ceasefire agreement
Terror group’s assurances that the truce is still in place comes amid reports of delays in Qatar transferring funds to needy families in the Strip
By Judah Ari Gross
Palestinian boys study by lantern light, during a power outage in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 18, 2016. (Abed Rahim Khatib/ Flash90/File)
May 27, 2019, 10:08 pm
Qatar to send team to Israel, Gaza in bid to address Strip’s electricity crisis
Delegation to meet with Israelis, Palestinians about construction of ‘Power Line 161,’ apparently as part of unofficial ceasefire deal
By Judah Ari Gross
A Palestinian man displays a 100 dollar bill, part of $480 million in aid allocated by Qatar, in Gaza City on May 13, 2019. (MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)
May 15, 2019, 3:13 am
Qatar pledges to continue paying Gazan poor for six months
Envoy Mohammed al-Emadi says if recent escalation between Israel and terror groups had continued for a few more hours, the world would have ‘witnessed humanitarian catastrophes’
By Adam Rasgon
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