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Gaza's Power Plant Shuts Down for Lack of Fuel

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Israel is preparing for a ground assault in Gaza following Hamas's attack on Saturday.

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Gaza has had intermittent power outages. (mohammed abed/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images)

The last operational power plant in Gaza stopped working on Wednesday because it has run out of fuel, the head of the Palestinian enclave's energy authority said. That leaves only generators to power hospitals and other essential services, but they also rely on fuel supplies of which are dwindling. The Palestinian Health Ministry said it was rationing electric generator capacity to maintain critical services.

Israel has imposed a total siege on Gaza in response to attacks from the ruling militant group Hamas that killed over 1,000 civilians and injuring over 2,800. The Israeli government said it would cut off supplies of fuel, food and other essentials to the enclave, in answer to the assault. Gaza has been largely sealed off to the outside world since 2007 when Hamas took power and Israel closed its border. The enclave has been pounded by retaliatory strikes from Israel since Saturday, killing 1,055 people and injuring over 5,000.