Gaza Plunged Into Darkness As Power Plant Runs Out of Fuel

Get this. Gaza's only electrical generating plant shut down last night, plunging the Gaza Strip into darkness due to the Israeli action of cutting fuel into Gaza - this of course, due to the Israelis trying to curtail all of the missile firings into its homelands. And the reaction of the U.N.? OUTRAGE!
Yeah, that's right. Pali jihadists have fired in excess of 150 missiles into Israel in the past week and a half, forcing nearly 20% of one city's residents to flee to other locations in Israel and the U.N. said nothing. NOTHING. But now, when Gaza's power plant shuts down, the U.N. has a tizzy fit.
But here's the real irony of this. Guess who shut down the power plant? Hamas. Now, the power plant manager says the shipment of fuel didn't arrive from Israel but the fact is that more than likely Hamas is playing a game for world sympathy here. Well guess what palis? Stop the missiles, you get power. It's really rather simple, you see.

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Gaza plunged into darkness as Israel shuts power plant

GAZA'S only electrical plant shut down last night after Israel blocked the shipment of fuel for it, plunging the area into darkness and sending beleaguered residents to stock up on food and batteries in anticipation of long, dark, cold days ahead.
Israel was condemned by a UN agency and human rights groups, but government officials said the move was a response to Palestinian militant groups that fire rockets at southern Israel every day.Israel sealed all crossings into Gaza last week because of a spike in rocket barrages, cutting off fuel. Several weeks ago Israel reduced the supply as a pressure tactic.In addition to the fuel it receives from Israel to power its electrical plant, Gaza gets about two-thirds of its electricity directly from Israel. Israeli officials promised that supply would not be affected.Hamas officials shut down the plant and plunged Gaza City into total darkness, said Gaza Energy Authority head Kanan Obeid. Minutes later, Gaza residents started a candlelight march as a protest.The regular fuel shipment from Israel did not arrive yesterday because the fuel terminal was closed, and the plant has nearly no reserves, said Rafik Maliha, director of the power plant.Health Ministry official Dr Moaiya Hassanain warned that the fuel cut-off would cause a health catastrophe. "We have the choice to either cut electricity on babies in the maternity ward or heart surgery patients or stop operating rooms," he said.

Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Arye Mekel accused Hamas of creating an artificial emergency. He said the blackout was "a Hamas ploy to pretend there is some kind of crisis to attract international sympathy".Late last night, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appealed to Israel to lift the blockade, said Abbas spokesman Nabil Abu Rdeneh. Abbas effectively rules only the West Bank after Hamas expelled his forces from Gaza last June.