Gaza's sole major power station shut down
Last Updated: Aug 7, 2010
GAZA // Gaza's only major power station that provides a third of the territory's electricity stopped its generators due to a dispute with the Palestinian government in the West Bank over fuel payments, officials said. Officials from the Islamist Hamas faction that runs the Gaza Strip, home to 1.5 million Palestinians, blamed the disruption on the rival Western-backed government of Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad based in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Two-thirds of Gaza's power needs are provided by Israel and a very small amount by Egypt.
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Israel admits kidnapping operations manager of Gaza's only power plant
Jonathan CookNAZARETH // Israel admitted this week that it was behind the abduction of the operations manager of Gaza's only power plant, who disappeared more than a month ago while travelling on a train in Ukraine.
Israeli officials confirmed in a statement that Mr Dirar Abu Sisi, 42, was being held in Israel's Shikma prison, near Ashkelon, after a judge partially lifted reporting restrictions late on Sunday. However, the explanation for Mr Abu Sisi's abduction and detention are still covered by the gag order, which has been extended by a judge for 30 days.
The whereabouts of Mr Abu Sisi, an engineer, had been the subject of intense speculation since he disappeared on February 18 travelling on a train to the Ukrainian capital, Kiev.
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