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Gazans filling up at a local gas station. (Archives)
Last update - 21:45 09/11/2008
Blackouts flicker through Gaza as power station runs out of fuel
By News Agencies
Tags: gaza strip, fuel shipments 

Gaza residents were experiencing sporadic electricity blackouts on Sunday night as Palestinian officials blamed Israel for cutting off fuel shipments to their power plant.

A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces, Peter Lerner, said the Palestinians had warned Israel that their Gaza City electricity plant would run out of fuel Monday if shipments were not resumed.

Lerner said the shipments had been stopped last Wednesday because of Palestinian rocket attacks, which began in response to an IDF raid on the coastal territory.
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The Defense Ministry said Sunday that no decision had yet been made about renewing the fuel supplies.

The Gaza City plant provides about a quarter of Gaza's electricity. Most of the rest comes directly over lines from Israel, though Egypt also provides a small amount.

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      1.   Let them burn kassams. 20:46  |  AniAshkeloni 09/11/08
      2.   why the hell does israel supprt terror with fuel??????? 20:50  |  Eitan 09/11/08
      3.   barak raids gaza, breaks truce and then shuts out the lights? 21:14  |  what a piece of work 09/11/08
      4.   and goooood timing barak!!! there are EU ministers there 21:28  |  now!! really great 09/11/08
      5.   How many Pali terrorists does it take to change a light bulb? 21:41  |  Morton 09/11/08
      6.   Lack of Jewish Values 21:44  |  Chaim Schwartz 09/11/08
      7.   It`s About Flippin` Time! - No Fuel till Rockets Stop 21:48  |  B`Galil 09/11/08
      8.   #3 is a REALLY a Piece of Work 21:51  |  B`Galil 09/11/08
      9.   America will free Gaza 21:54  |  Lou Medel 09/11/08
      10.   Collective punishment with EU MP`s on the scene... 21:56  |  BBSNews 09/11/08
      11.   I know where they can get the money for all their fuel.... 21:56  |  Rich 09/11/08
      12.   Who cares?! 22:03  |  baba 09/11/08
      13.   Rich? the fuel is paid for by the EU 22:08  |  zio gives away 09/11/08
      14.   they are undere seige baba...no one can help 22:11  |  although Mubarak 09/11/08
      15.   Fuel? 22:22  |  Yakov 09/11/08
      16.   Dark Kristallnacht on Gaza, Israeli Zionist version. 22:39  |  Moise 09/11/08
      17.   Let them use menorahs 22:39  |  Murray of Montreal 09/11/08
      18.   hamass admits there is enough fuel 22:41  |  Arie 09/11/08
      19.   #9; Lou Medel; I hate to burst your bubble 22:44  |  Murray of Montreal 09/11/08
      20.   No Shailit=No Fuel 22:48  |  Ron 09/11/08
      21.   #16 Moise, Yad Vashem 23:06  |  Murray of Montreal 09/11/08
      22.   too bad 23:06  |  vik 09/11/08
      23.   Send fuel to Gaza... 23:14  |  Joshua of Zion 09/11/08
      24.   First release Shalit and then ask for fuel 23:27  |  Realist 09/11/08
      25.   and you know this how arie? 23:35  |  pleeeze do tell 09/11/08
      26.   Murry you are not funny at all 23:37  |  dont give up your 09/11/08
      27.   Joshua of Zion? you are suggesting genocide 23:38  |  what ever happened 09/11/08
      28.   i just checked cairo...this story is not playing well there 23:45  |  not making any 09/11/08
      29.   Murray; It appears that your humor hurt some Palestinian`s 23:45  |  Ian Robertson 09/11/08
      30.   Blackouts flicker through gaza 23:47  |  mgeraldfried 09/11/08
      31.   violation of rights 00:09  |  Saadeh 10/11/08
      32.   BSNews hypocrisy 00:12  |  Stephen in New York 10/11/08
      33.   Ian Robertson? i am an american and murry does insult 00:16  |  his own 10/11/08
      34.   mgeraldfried? read #13 and #14 00:18  |  thanks 10/11/08
      35.   this is madness Israel gives fuel to hamas while they hold shalit 00:19  |  don 10/11/08
      36.   Israel falls for this every time 00:30  |  Natallie Durson 10/11/08
      37.   Saadeh? you are incredibly mis informed 00:33  |  see #13 and #14 10/11/08
      38.   No nation is required to supply fuel, food, water or power 00:37  |  Gee 10/11/08
      39.   Gee ? you don`t! see #13 and #14 00:50  |  thanks 10/11/08
      40.   Ddi they invite the euro visitors? 00:56  |  Arie 10/11/08
      41.   what part of dont fire rockets into Israel dont you understand? 01:02  |  Dan 10/11/08
      42.   No SNY, it`s also a war crime... 01:11  |  BBSNews 10/11/08
      43.   Collective punishment is firing rockets at innocent Israelis 01:42  |  Great White North 10/11/08
      44.   Gee, a word about the occupiers responsibilities... 01:46  |  BBSNews 10/11/08
      45.   #33 At least Murray of Montreal makes sense 01:46  |  Ian Robertson 10/11/08
      46.   #44 BBS.....Gazans also are breaking the law 02:23  |  Lynn 10/11/08
      47.   THATS THE RESPONSABILITY OF DEMOCRACY 02:29  |  SHMUEL 10/11/08
      48.   golly gee whatever will i do? Ian Robertson says i dont make 02:30  |  sense 10/11/08
      49.   good ol one way `Great White North` 02:34  |  collective punishmen 10/11/08
      50.   Dan you seem to think you are in command of 02:37  |  the situation...you 10/11/08
      51.   #19 BSnews - Altering the facts again (LYING) 02:55  |  * BEN JABO 10/11/08
      52.   Nice cheerful ton of Zionists on this Talkback... 03:09  |  Silvienne 10/11/08
      53.   If you do not care that you do not make sense 03:22  |  then you 10/11/08
      54.   * BEN JABO in USA? you spelling critick is petty 03:22  |  then you acuse BBS 10/11/08
      55.   * BEN JABO asleep in USA 03:27  |  the qassams are 10/11/08
      56.   "Nice cheerful ton of Zionists"... 03:43  |  Akiva P 10/11/08
      57.   "Nice cheerful ton of Zionists",again. 03:45  |  Akiva P 10/11/08
      58.   #51 Silvienne: Why don`t you give them Connecticut 03:46  |  AniAshkeloni 10/11/08
      59.   collective punishmen,(sic) 03:52  |  Akiva P 10/11/08
      60.   #51 Silvienne; If you don`t like it 03:59  |  Murray of Montreal 10/11/08
      61.   Hey Silvienne 05:09  |  leo, a happy Zionist 10/11/08
      62.   #59, Akiva.....just longing to respond! 19:33  |  Silvienne 10/11/08
      63.   #58, AniAshkeloni, unworthy of you... 19:41  |  Silvienne 10/11/08
      64.   Can this really be true? 19:47  |  Silvienne 10/11/08
      65.   #61, leo the Happy Zionist... 20:28  |  Silvienne 10/11/08
      66.   BBSNews...I wish you would address this... 20:31  |  Silvienne 10/11/08
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