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Israeli airstrikes damage electricity supplies in Gaza

March 16, 2017 at 4:12 pm

Israeli forces conducted two airstrikes in the besieged Gaza Strip late last night, damaging the coastal enclave’s already tenuous electricity infrastructure.

Local sources reported that two Israeli missiles landed east of the Shujai’yyah neighbourhood of Gaza City, cutting off the electricity supply in the area.

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No injuries were reported in either airstrike.

The electricity company in Gaza said that three power lines were damaged by the airstrikes across the blockaded Palestinian territory, with spokesman Muhammad Thabet stating that it wasn’t clear how long it would take to reinstate electricity access to the affected neighbourhoods.