Israel cuts power in West Bank over debts

Israel’s national electricity company said Sunday it was cutting power to parts of the occupied West Bank due to outstanding payments amounting to nearly $483 million. The Israel Electric Corporation said it was owed 1.7 billion shekels in debts from the main Palestinian power distributor for the West Bank, which is based in east Jerusalem. The company “will reduce the current in some areas of the West Bank” because of the debts, it said in a statement.