Their problem is compounded by the fact that the strip's only electricity power station had been shut for 50 days, thanks to a shortage in fuel in the besieged enclave.
پیش از این تنها ایستگاه برق نوار غزه نیز به علت کمبود ذخیره سوخت ناشی از محاصره منطقه به مدت ٥٠ روز تعطیل شده بود.