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Israel ships fuel to Gaza, averts power plant shutdown
A threatened shutdown of the Gaza Strip's only power plant was averted Wednesday after Israel agreed to pump about 260,000 gallons of diesel fuel to the territory, enough to run the plant for at least three days. The Israeli military said early Wednesday that the fuel shipment had already begun. Kaanan Obeid, a Gaza energy official, had warned that the plant was in danger of shutting down Wednesday if fuel was not delivered. The plant supplies a third of the territory's electricity and Israel's electricity utility supplies most of the rest. Posted by: ryuge 2008-04-23 |
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