Electricity

Israel entered Gaza war without emergency plan for electricity, energy sectors, probe finds

A report by State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman revealed that Israel entered the October 7 war without an updated, fully implemented emergency framework for the electricity and energy sectors.

 View of the Power Station in Hadera, on Janury 27, 2018.
 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.

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A de-icing crew works during winter storm Fern on a Southwest Airlines flight at Nashville International Airport in Nashville, Tennessee, US, January 24, 2026.

Winter Storm Fern grounds thousands of US flights, strains power grids nationwide

A man walks near fallen cables at the Jerusalem headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), in east Jerusalem, January 20, 2026

Israel to shut down UNRWA's water, electricity after demolition of HQ, Eli Cohen tells 'Post'


Elon Musk visits Israel, tours October 7 horror sites with Netanyahu

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is also due to meet Musk on Monday to discuss the security aspects of artificial intelligence and hold a live online discussion, Netanyahu's office said.

 Elon Musk walks around the site of one of the many massacres committed by Hamas on October 7th.

Fuel transfer to Gaza approved; ministers voice opposition

Despite objections from three senior ministers, limited fuel transfer to Gaza was approved; stormy cabinet discussion expected

 Fuel trucks enter the Gaza Strip. October 22, 2023

Israel Electric Company prepares for winter, works to fix wartime damage

The IEC has continually worked to repair damage caused by the war while preparing electrical grids for the winter ahead.

Israel Electric Corporation

Woman notices fishy smell in bedroom, avoids potential tragedy

The smell was due to an electrical malfunction that could have caused a fire.


Gaza neonatal unit warns babies at risk 'within minutes' if power fails

Ashraf al-Qidra, spokesperson for the Hamas health ministry, said there were 130 newborn babies in electric incubators across the Gaza Strip.

A premature Palestinian baby lies in an incubator at the maternity ward of Shifa Hospital, which according to health officials is about to shut down as it runs out of fuel and power, as the conflict between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas continues, in Gaza City October 22, 2023.

Gaza electricity crisis creates major mental health problems - study

Gaza reportedly gets 120 megawatts from Israel, 60 megawatts from the Gaza power plant, and 30 megawatts from Egypt, but the lines from the Egyptian side were cut off more than five years ago.

 A Palestinian woman stands by a fence during a protest calling for an end to the power crisis, outside the power plant in the central Gaza Strip April 23, 2017.

Israeli mayor threatens energy minister over power outages in Yavne

The mayor of Yavne wrote a letter to Israel Katz, demanding a resolution to the power outages that Yavne has been dealing with for years.

 View of the city of Yavne, in central Israel, on August 10, 2022.

Saudi deal won’t harm Israel, official says amid nuke fears

In Cyprus, Netanyahu focused on the economic benefits of such a deal explaining that it could create a new electricity coordinator that could link Europe with India via the Middle East.

 THE NEWEST Saudi lobbyist is the prime minister of Israel, says the writer.

Lebanon: If UN doesn't pay for electricity, Syrian refugees will go without

Experts say Lebanese politicians use Syrian refugees to bargain for more international aid.

 Syrian refugees in Lebanon

Israel orgs to provide Holocaust survivors with free electricity

Amid one of the hottest summers on record, many Holocaust survivors are unable to afford to keep their homes cool.

Elderly woman thanks IFCJ representative