How much power did Israel withhold from Gaza yesterday? Depends on who you read:
AP:
Palestinians said Israel cut fuel supplies by 30 percent on Sunday, though defense officials said the cut was only about 11 percent.
Toronto Star/AP (The Star’s second paragraph is for metric readers):
Ali said daily fuel shipments on Sunday were more than 30 per cent below normal. He said Israel delivered 52,835 gallons of diesel fuel, compared to the typical 92,500 gallons on a normal day, and 23,775 gallons of gasoline, instead of the regular supply of 40,000 gallons.
Ali said daily fuel shipments on Sunday were more than 30 per cent below normal. He said Israel delivered 200,000 litres of diesel fuel, compared to 350,000 litres on a normal day, and 90,000 litres of gasoline, instead of the regular supply of 150,000 litres.
Conflicting Palestinian estimates of the size of the initial cuts ranged from 12 to 40 per cent.
Mr. Dror suggested that the electricity cuts would be symbolic. “We are talking about cutting 1 percent of the supply for 15 minutes at a time,” he said.
