U.S. To Pay $48 Million For Repairs To Gaza Power Station
By Haaretz Correspondent and Haaretz Staff, By Akiva Eldar
July 2, 2006
United States officials said they expect U.S. funds will be used to pay for the damages caused by an Israel Air Force strike Tuesday on a Palestinian power station in the Gaza Strip.
The power station was insured by a U.S. government agency, according to The Boston Globe.
The foreign and defense ministry departments that oversee foreign relations were unaware of the decision to target civilian facilities in the Strip, or the decision to attack the power station.
Because of this, officials did not know the station was insured by a U.S. government agency. Israel did not inform the U.S. prior to attacking the power station.
The power station in Gaza was built over a period of five years, at a cost of $150 million… (Full Article)
