Gaza - The only power plant in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, devastated as a result of shots fired two tanks belonging to the Israeli army. This event affects power loss and more than one million people live without electricity threatened for months.
"The series of shots resulting in power outages. Destroyed power plant," said Mohammed al-Sharif, director of corporate power in the region, as reported by Russia Today, Tuesday, July 29, 2014.
Black smoke emerging from the area of power generation licking the sky. The power plant was producing two-thirds of Gaza's electricity needs in the region.
Ironically, before this power plant stopped working, the population of Gaza is only about three hours of electricity every day. Cause, during the battle, much damaged electricity network. The plant had been hit by gunfire last week, so the capacity is reduced by about 20 percent.
In line with Mohammed al-Sharif, deputy director of the local electric company, Fathi al-Sheikh Khalil, told AFP that the power plant in Gaza has stopped working because of the Israeli attack last night.
Israeli tanks consecutive shots damage the generator and power plant fuel tank. The workers who are in the area generator was trapped in the fire. However there is no information that the death toll. Improvement of power generation is expected to take months.
Israeli military spokesman, Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, did not respond to the destruction of the power plant in Gaza. But he told the Associated Press that the latest Israeli attack is a sign of a gradual increase in pressure on Hamas.
"The series of shots resulting in power outages. Destroyed power plant," said Mohammed al-Sharif, director of corporate power in the region, as reported by Russia Today, Tuesday, July 29, 2014.
Black smoke emerging from the area of power generation licking the sky. The power plant was producing two-thirds of Gaza's electricity needs in the region.
Ironically, before this power plant stopped working, the population of Gaza is only about three hours of electricity every day. Cause, during the battle, much damaged electricity network. The plant had been hit by gunfire last week, so the capacity is reduced by about 20 percent.
In line with Mohammed al-Sharif, deputy director of the local electric company, Fathi al-Sheikh Khalil, told AFP that the power plant in Gaza has stopped working because of the Israeli attack last night.
Israeli tanks consecutive shots damage the generator and power plant fuel tank. The workers who are in the area generator was trapped in the fire. However there is no information that the death toll. Improvement of power generation is expected to take months.
Israeli military spokesman, Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, did not respond to the destruction of the power plant in Gaza. But he told the Associated Press that the latest Israeli attack is a sign of a gradual increase in pressure on Hamas.
