Brussels, 20/08/2007 (Agence Europe) - On 20 August the European Commission confirmed that last Thursday it had suspended the funding of fuel in Gaza “due to security reasons”. A Commission spokesperson, Antonia Mochan, explained that this decision had also been motivated by the possible introduction by Hamas of a tax on electricity bills.
On Monday Morning the Gaza Strip continued to be affected by sizeable power cuts, following the closure of the only electricity plan in its...