District commissioners in the Jerusalem, Nazareth and other districts are carrying out preparations for blackouts in the event of an emergency. The coastal cities of Tel Aviv, Jaffa and Haifa have already started nightly blackouts.
The Arab newspaper Ad Difaa reports that the Palestine Government is chartering ships for emergency importation of food.
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