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60% of 'Israel' to be without power if war expands: Israeli media

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Israeli media
  • 21 Feb 2024 02:35
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Israeli media reveals government reports indicating that 'Israel' will face a blackout if the war expands with Lebanon, and warns of the death of thousands of patients due to electricity outages.

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  • An Israeli military helicopter lands during an exercise simulating evacuation of wounded people in northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024.
    An Israeli occupation helicopter lands in northern occupied Palestine, near the Palestine-Lebanon, on February 20, 2024. (AP)

Israeli channel Kan 11's website released a report by its political affairs correspondent, Michael Shemesh, unveiling recordings of the Israeli Minister of Health cautioning about an unprecedented scenario—an extended power outage across all regions, a situation never before experienced by "Israel". 

The report stated that this scenario for the Israeli Emergency Authority is “a very detailed overview of what could happen in Israel if an all-out war broke out on the northern front with Lebanon.”

Minister of Health Uriel Buso and the Director-General of the Ministry, Moshe Bar Siman Tov, presented a detailed scenario to all Israeli authorities on Tuesday evening, the main points of which were published in the Kan 11 evening bulletin.

As reported by the Israeli channel, "Israel" is preparing for multiple power outages affecting over 60% of its regions, each lasting approximately 48 hours. Moreover, local power disruptions are anticipated to last up to three weeks.

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During the session, the Director General of the Ministry of Health stated, "If everyone fulfills their responsibilities, in the event of a blackout scenario, we could face a situation where a significant number of Israelis may lose their lives."

Israeli MoH procuring generators

According to the report, senior officials in the Israeli emergency services are particularly concerned about "patients reliant on artificial respirators and those with respiratory conditions" in the event of a widespread and prolonged power outage. Their estimation indicates that there are approximately 35,000 such patients.

The report disclosed that the Israeli Ministry of Health has launched a large-scale procurement of generators. Additionally, the ministry has urged authorities to establish energy and oxygen centers. These measures are aimed at averting the collapse of the healthcare system.

The Israeli website said, “The hotter the northern front gets, the more Israel risks,” hoping that “this extreme scenario will never happen.”

Two days ago, Israeli media reported on widespread power outages across many areas in occupied Palestine on February 18, including in Haifa, Safad, and "Dimona".

The outage, which also reached "Bnei Brak, Petah Tikva, and Be'er Sheva," was due to a "technical malfunction" at one of the power stations and not a cyberattack, the news outlets claimed, noting that 120,000 Israelis remained without electricity during the blackout.

Israeli officials had earlier warned that, in any upcoming war, Hezbollah might target the entity's power infrastructure, causing prolonged electricity cuts to hundreds of thousands of settlers.

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