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Story summary
- Gaza's fuel shortages push electricity costs from 2.5 shekels ($0.80) to 20–30 shekels ($7–$10).
- Iyad al-Shorbaji, director of Gaza's Petroleum Authority, says only 14.7 percent of promised fuel shipments have arrived.
- Baker Abdullah Jamal receives only 8 kg (17 lbs) of fuel every two to three months.
- Prices rise because of higher purchase and transport costs, exacerbated by Israeli restrictions on fuel imports.
