Israeli tank fire has destroyed a fuel depot at Gaza’s only power plant cutting electricity to Gaza City and other parts of the Palestinian enclave.<br /><br />The plant was hit last week and operating at reduced capacity.<br /><br />Firefighters were ill equipped to bring the blaze under control.<br /><br />Mohammed al-Sharif is director of the plant: “I would like to say to the world that this is a humanitarian plant, that served the people, therefore its existence helped people, life, hospitals and the normal, simple life of the people in Gaza.”<br /><br />As Israel intensified attacks from land, sea and air a mosque in Gaza City has been destroyed, frustration and fear among Palestinians is palpable as one Gazan explained: “It’s been seven years of on and off talks, which have got us no where. Either Israel makes peace with the people of Palestine or they just keep quiet.”<br /><br />The Israeli bombardment of Gaza’s limited infrastructure continues.
