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Power lines in Qadura refugee camp in the West Bank city of Ramallah are spliced and shared with multiple households and shops. Although electrical service in the camps is the responsibility of the Palestinian Authority, it has not paid down the bill since 2014. (Photo: Miriam Deprez)

Planned blackouts hit the West Bank in response to rising debt

By Miriam Deprez December 2, 2019 2

While electrical blackouts are common across the West Bank, scheduled outages are due to continue as the Palestinian power distributor has not paid overdue bills from the Israeli energy provider since 2014.