Gaza City plunged into darkness

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Israeli officials said Israel was not the one inflicting the collective punishment, but Hamas.

“It is very interesting that we didn’t hear these condemnations when the rockets were falling,”

said Shlomo Dror, a spokesman for Israel’s Ministry of Defense. “Is that not collective punishment?”

he said, adding that the situation in Sderot, the Israeli town near the Gaza border that has been

the target of most of the militants’ rockets, had become “intolerable.”

Despite the growing pressure, Israeli officials insisted Monday that the Hamas leadership in Gaza

was exaggerating the effects of the blockade.

Arye Mekel, a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, said, “What we are seeing now is a staged

production by Hamas.”

Given the amount of electricity provided by Israel and Egypt, there was no justification for the

widespread blackouts, Mr. Mekel said, even with a shortage of fuel.

Israel and Egypt continued to provide electricity to Gaza by cable, but the closing of the power

station cut Gaza’s supply by at least a quarter, or by as much as 43 percent, according to

different estimates of the area’s needs. By Monday night, parts of Gaza City, where about a third

of Gaza’s 1.5 million people reside, had been blacked out for 24 hours.

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Israeli officials said Israel was not the one inflicting the collective punishment, but Hamas.

“It is very interesting that we didn’t hear these condemnations when the rockets were falling,”

said Shlomo Dror, a spokesman for Israel’s Ministry of Defense. “Is that not collective punishment?”

he said, adding that the situation in Sderot, the Israeli town near the Gaza border that has been

the target of most of the militants’ rockets, had become “intolerable.”

Despite the growing pressure, Israeli officials insisted Monday that the Hamas leadership in Gaza

was exaggerating the effects of the blockade.

Arye Mekel, a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, said, “What we are seeing now is a staged

production by Hamas.”

Given the amount of electricity provided by Israel and Egypt, there was no justification for the

widespread blackouts, Mr. Mekel said, even with a shortage of fuel.

Israel and Egypt continued to provide electricity to Gaza by cable, but the closing of the power

station cut Gaza’s supply by at least a quarter, or by as much as 43 percent, according to

different estimates of the area’s needs. By Monday night, parts of Gaza City, where about a third

of Gaza’s 1.5 million people reside, had been blacked out for 24 hours.

Source

People sure do hate the Jews. All the while terrorists (Hamas) launch rockets at Israeli soft targets. Is racism that strong?

Goooooo Israel!!!! (the chosen people)

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Israeli officials said Israel was not the one inflicting the collective punishment, but Hamas.

“It is very interesting that we didn’t hear these condemnations when the rockets were falling,”

said Shlomo Dror, a spokesman for Israel’s Ministry of Defense. “Is that not collective punishment?”

he said, adding that the situation in Sderot, the Israeli town near the Gaza border that has been

the target of most of the militants’ rockets, had become “intolerable.”

Despite the growing pressure, Israeli officials insisted Monday that the Hamas leadership in Gaza

was exaggerating the effects of the blockade.

Arye Mekel, a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, said, “What we are seeing now is a staged

production by Hamas.”

Given the amount of electricity provided by Israel and Egypt, there was no justification for the

widespread blackouts, Mr. Mekel said, even with a shortage of fuel.

Israel and Egypt continued to provide electricity to Gaza by cable, but the closing of the power

station cut Gaza’s supply by at least a quarter, or by as much as 43 percent, according to

different estimates of the area’s needs. By Monday night, parts of Gaza City, where about a third

of Gaza’s 1.5 million people reside, had been blacked out for 24 hours.

Source

People sure do hate the Jews. All the while terrorists (Hamas) launch rockets at Israeli soft targets. Is racism that strong?

Goooooo Israel!!!! (the chosen people)

Or perhaps people are concerned about the folks caught in the middle living without basic utilities. Unless of course there really is no distinction... but I'm pretty sure the map doesn't say "Here be terrorists. And terrorist children. And terrorist grandparents".