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\r\n\tAs an electricity crisis continues to afflict the besieged Gaza Strip, Muslim residents of the besieged coastal enclave are breaking their fasts on the beach, as the holy month of Ramadan enters its second week.<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\t“Without any previous plans and preparations, my wife suggested that we take our homemade food and go to the beach because of power cut during Iftar time,” said Muhammad Salim from al-Shati refugee camp in the northern besieged Gaza Strip.<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\tLike several other families, Salim and his five family members set out for the beach in Sheikh Ijlein south of Gaza City, in an effort to escape the extreme heat and poor lighting indoors.<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\tSimilarly, Islam Salim from Gaza City told Palestinian media Ma’an that “without electricity at home, it’s very difficult during Ramadan,” where residents in Gaza are abstaining from food and drink for up to 16 hours.<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\t“Sometimes we have serious difficulties sleeping, so we stay at the beach until late into the night,” said Salim.<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\tThe densely populated besiegde Gaza strip requires an estimated 380 Megawatts of electricity to adequately supply its population of 1.9 million. However, Gaza currently receives only 200 Megawatts from Gaza’s sole power plant, as well as Egyptian and Israeli grids<\/p>","content_source":null,"content_url":null,"content_columns":"0","content_date_start":"2016-06-13 12:19:37","content_date_finish":"2016-06-13 12:19:37","content_date_register":"2016-06-13 12:19:37","content_date_last_edit":"0000-00-00 00:00:00","content_show_img":"1","content_show_details":"1","content_show_related_img":"1","content_show_slider":"1","content_show_title_slider":"1","content_comment":"0","content_score":"0","content_recorded":"0","content_confirmed":"1","content_status":"1","content_kind":"0","old_id":"127186","tag_id":null,"tag_word":null,"tag_service":null,"tag_total":null,"tag_soundex":null,"attach_token":"1171765020","attach_date_register":"2016-06-13 12:19:47","attach_id":"134656","attach_file_ext":"jpg","attach_file_header":"image\/jpeg","attach_img_type":"2","attach_img_width":"457","attach_img_height":"305","attach_file_media":"1","attach_show_watermark":"0","score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"visit_count":"208","visit_date_last":"2025-05-12 17:10:56","attach_title":"Gazans break their fasts on the beach due to power crisis","node_title":"news","ot_node_left_right":"[{\"node_id\":122, \"left\":2, \"right\":53}]"}]]