Gaza's only power plant to shutdown on Saturday

The Energy Authority in Gaza announced on Saturday that the only power plant in the besieged strip will completely shut down at noon time. 

The authority indicated in a statement that the decision came due to the Israeli blockade and road closures since Tuesday, and the resulting inability to supply the fuel needed to operate the plant.

"The available energy in Gaza has reached 120 megawatts of electricity, at a time when Gaza needs more than 500 megawatts per day in the summer," the statement said, explaining that after the shutdown the electricity supply for homes will be for only four hours per day.

The development comes on the second day of Israel's bombardment of Gaza, which killed at least 11 Palestinians and wounded more than 80, according to the Palestinian health ministry.