Power cuts in Gaza as EU halts aid

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GAZA CITY, Aug 21 (AL Jazeera): Gazans have been suffering a fourth day of power outages after the European Union suspended an aid scheme under which it finances fuel supplies.
The only power plant in Gaza was shut Sunday when deliveries were stopped and the EU has said they will not resume until Hamas assures them it is not benefiting from the aid.
On Monday, many businesses were operating using generators and candles were selling out quickly.
"Our life is becoming more and more difficult," Umm Jaber, a 40-year-old mother of six in Gaza City, said.
"They've closed the borders, they've cut jobs. Today they've cut the electricity, tomorrow they'll cut the air for us." Ahmed Youssef, a Hamas official in Gaza, said the group was ready to provide the EU with the assurances it needed. He criticised the decision to suspend the aid.