A money dispute between the rivalPalestinian governments is threatening to shut down Gaza's only power plant.
The dispute pits theinternationally backed government of the West Bank against Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers.
The plant provides power to muchof northern .
The European Union used to payfor the plant's fuel as part of an aid package to the Palestinian Authority.
However, the EU decided to startscaling back and said it wants the Palestinian Authority to find other ways topay for the fuel. The Palestinian Authority demands that Hamas pay its share.
Hamas insists that the EU resumepayments.
An engineer said the plant couldrun out of fuel as early as Thursday.