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The only Gaza Strip's power plant shut down
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The only power plant in the Gaza Strip has been shut down. The reason for such a decision is a fuel dispute between the territory's de facto Hamas government, the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority (PA) and Israel. It was the third time the plant, which supplies 25 per cent of Gaza's power, has shut down since January. The Gaza Power Authority said the PA hadn’t paid Israel, through which the Gaza plant's diesel fuel is transported. But the PA authorities blamed the rival Hamas, saying that Gazans are allowed to avoid electricity bills. Fuel imports into Gaza have dropped since November, when responsibility for buying Gaza's fuel transferred from the European Union to the PA. Aljazeera.net.