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November 22, 2008 4:38:14 AM CST



Israeli Fuel Delay Shuts Gaza's Lone Power Plant

Posted May 12, 08 3:41 AM CDT in World 

(Newser) – A fuel delivery delay from Israel has shut Gaza’s only power plant since Saturday, cutting electricity to about a third of the Strip’s residents, Ha’aretz reports. The shortage shut down area bakeries yesterday.

The plant is set to re-open today after Israel delivers fuel. The last delivery was Wednesday, before Israel’s Independence Day. A planned shipment yesterday failed as the Israeli government kept border crossings closed following attacks from Gaza on Israeli border towns.

Source Haaretz (Israel)

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A Palestinian vendor uses a gas lantern at his food stand during a local blackout in an area of Gaza City, Sunday, May 11, 2008.   (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
Palestinian fuel tankers park at Gaza's main power plant in Nusseirat, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, April 23, 2008.   (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
A Palestinian stands on top of a fuel tanker parked at the Karni crossing near Kibbutz Nahal Oz on the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel, in the Gaza Strip, Wednesday, April 23, 2008.   (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
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