Israel’s national electric company on Monday cut back its already limited electricity supplies to the Gaza Strip a step that is expected to worsen the power crunch plaguing the seaside territory.
The company confirmed the Israeli government instructed it to reduce supply to Gaza at the request of the Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas.
With Gaza’s small power plant out of commission and Israel providing a fraction of what the territory needs residents have been scraping by with a few hours of electricity a day.
Mohammed Thabet of the Gaza electricity distribution company said Gaza’s roughly 2 million residents could expect to receive even less power.
Thabet warned of the serious repercussions of the move in the poverty-stricken coastal enclave.
Recently Israel’s security affairs cabinet approved a decision to trim down Gaza’s power supplies by 40% at the request of Mahmoud Abbas.
