Gazans face greater electricity crisis amid political

A refugee camp in the Gaza Strip (

A refugee camp in the Gaza Strip ( Source: AAP

Israel says it will reduce electricity supplies to the Gaza Strip after the Palestinian Authority said it would limit how much it paid for power to the Palestinian territory run by rival Hamas.


The decision by Israel's security cabinet is expected to shorten by another 45 minutes the daily average of four hours of power Gaza's two million residents receive.

The power comes from an electricity grid dependent on Israeli supplies.






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