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Israel hands PA control over three West Bank power stations

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Published: 23 October 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Decision hailed by Palestinian Authority despite diplomatic standstill; Israel won't renew visas to UN workers in West Bank and Gaza

Israel gives Palestinian Authority control over three West Bank power stations (Haaretz)
The move, hailed by Palestinian Authority despite diplomatic standstill, should stabilise power supply in the West Bank, which is plagued by frequent outages

Diplomatic bullying: Israel won't renew visas to UN workers in West Bank and Gaza (Haaretz)
Israel stopped renewing work visas for members of the international staff at the UN Human Rights Office, forcing them to leave the country

'Paradise lost': How Israel turned the West Bank into a sewage dump for its settlements (Middle East Eye)
Untreated wastewater has destroyed the soil of Palestinian villages, causing often ancient olive trees to die and livelihoods to be lost

Photo: Electricians instal new power transmission lines at a construction site in Ramallah, 2012 (Reuters)
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