JENIN, July 8, 2020 (WAFA) – Israel today disconnected electricity supplied to 19 Palestinian villages and towns, located to the southwest of the northern West Bank district of Jenin, impacting a population of 55,000 in 19 towns and villages purportedly over "unpaid debts".
Meanwhile, Yabad Electricity Authority (YEA) Chairman denied that they are indebted to the Israeli electricity supplier since YEA pays the electricity bill on a monthly basis as attested in the bank transfers.
He pointed out that the electricity cut is deliberately intended to force the heads of the local councils of the affected villages to circumvent the Palestinian Authority and establish contact with the Israeli authorities following the Palestinian leadership’s decision to cease all forms of coordination with Israel.