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Source: http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Israeli-Minister-halts-Gaza-electricity-reduction-494576
Israel Halts Reduction in Electricity to Gaza
(Jerusalem Post) Tovah Lazaroff - Palestinians in Gaza have received a temporary reprieve from an electricity reduction that would have left them with only two to three hours of power a day. Last week, the Palestinian Authority announced that it did not plan to pay the NIS 40 million monthly bill for electricity needed for four hours of power. Instead, it would pay only NIS 25-30 million, which would reduce the 125 megawatts Israel supplies Gaza to 75 MW. However, Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz this week blocked the move, saying Israel should not take orders from the PA, nor should it be a pawn in a game between Hamas and Fatah. Fatah has been reducing the amount of electricity sent to Gaza as a pressure tactic to wrest control back from Hamas.