"We will provide the population with everything needed to prevent a crisis, but we will not supply luxuries that would make life more comfortable," - Olmert
- Israel normally supplies 60 per cent of the electricity for Gaza's 1.5 million inhabitants
- Gaza needs around 240 megawatt of electricity, but normally receives only about 200 megawatts, with 8 per cent from Egypt
- Israel is the only source of industrial fuel for Gaza's power station
- Israel stopped supplying industrial fuel supplies to Gaza on January 19
- The EU pays Israel around $10m per month for Gaza's industrial fuel
- Around 800,000 people in Gaza City and its surrounding areas are now in darkness
via Al Jazeera
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