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Palestinians living in terrible conditions in winter due to long power outages

Sunday, 25 December 2016 11:10 PM [ Last Update: Sunday, 25 December 2016 11:10 PM ]

A Palestinian woman and her children stand by their home in Beit Hanun, near the Erez border crossing with Israel, in the northern Gaza Strip on November 8, 2016. (AFP)

Ashraf Shannon
Press TV, Gaza

Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip are grappling with long hours of power outages in cold weather. Lack of fuel in Gaza’s sole power plant and Israel’s refusal to repair downed power lines have played a major role in the people's suffering.

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