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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (10653)10/24/2007 11:08:06 PM
From: Ruffian  Respond to of 20106
 
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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (10653)10/25/2007 4:39:07 PM
From: FJB  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 20106
 
Barak okays plan to gradually reduce power supply to Gaza

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yaakov katz and herb keinon , THE JERUSALEM POST Oct. 25, 2007

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Defense Minister Ehud Barak's approval Thursday of an IDF plan to impose sanctions on the Gaza Strip in wake of the escalation in Kassam rocket attacks, was the first step, defense officials told The Jerusalem Post, towards a "complete disengagement" including the gradual reduction in Palestinian dependency on Israel for gas and electricity.

During his weekly security meeting on Thursday Barak approved the plan that had been formulated by Deputy Defense Minister Matan Vilna'i and Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories Maj.-Gen. Yosef Mishlav in line with the recent cabinet decision that defined Gaza as a "hostile entity."

According to the plan, one of the power lines connecting Israel and Gaza will be shut down at first for 15 minutes after a rocket attack, gradually increasing the cutoff length if the barrages continue, up to a two-hour limit. In addition, Israel will begin reducing the amount of gasoline it allows into the Gaza Strip.

Defense officials stressed that the fairly-limited sanctions were not capable of creating a humanitarian crisis in Gaza and were being imposed with the eventual goal - of the defense establishment - to completely cut off Palestinian dependency on Israel. The cuts to electricity will not affect Gaza-based hospitals, defense officials said.

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jpost.com