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Haaretz: As Gaza deal comes within grasp, Israel looks for ways to pump money into the Strip, by Amos Harel

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Unusual photographs from the Gaza Strip have been surfacing on social media in recent days. Palestinian residents report, to their surprise, about a change in daily living brought on by an increase in the supply of electricity to as much as 12 to 16 hours a day.

It’s the longest daily power supply for Gazans since 2014’s Operation Protective Edge, and more than double the daily average for the past year, ever since the Palestinian Authority imposed sanctions against Hamas.

The change was achieved thanks to a steady supply of fuel to Gaza paid for by Qatar.  The supply had been delayed a few times by negotiating difficulties and  Israeli responses to the violent protests along the border fence. The relative calm along that border in the past week permits fuel trucks to enter Gaza on a daily basis through Kerem Shalom.

Read more at Haaretz