GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Fearing blackouts, the energy authority in the Gaza Strip called Tuesday on Egyptian authorities to allow fuel donated from Qatar to enter the coastal enclave.
The Gaza power station is on the verge of another shutdown amid a 50 percent shortage in fuel supplies, the authority said in a statement, as fuel donated by Qatar is being held up in Egypt.
"Egyptian authorities refuse to transfer the fuel from Qatar to the Gaza Strip," the authority said. "The Gaza power station needs urgent help as it is at half its capacity due to the lack of power."
Gaza had been plagued by a fuel crisis since mid-February, when Egypt cut off supplies via a tunnel network running under its border with the enclave.
In July, Qatar stepped in to ease the crisis and began sending monthly shipments of fuel via Egypt. more
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