Israel will begin reducing the supply of electricity to the Gaza Strip in the coming days, possibly as soon as Thursday evening, in accordance with a plan authorized by Deputy Defense Minister Matan Vilnai.More >
"We want the Gazans to take care of themselves, and we are operating to minimize the assistance granted to them by Israel," Vilnai said Thursday during a ceremony marking the opening of new bomb shelters in the rocket-ridden southern city of Sderot.
"We must wean Gaza off its dependency on Israel in various areas. The High Court of Justice ruled that we are operating in a proper manner - we are gradually reducing in percentage increments the supply of electricity, and meanwhile, the Gazans are building alternative electricity production infrastructure," the deputy minister added.
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