Denied electricity, Palestinian villages learn to live with solar power

A picture taken on February 25, 2018, shows solar panels [JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images]

Living without basic amenities in the caves after their houses faced repeated demolitions and attacks from Jewish settlers, coupled with restrictions from the Israeli army, residents of the Palestinian village of Tana, have learned to fill the gap by using renewable resources, Anadolu News Agency reports. Bassam Khatatbeh and his family, including nine children, are living in a cave without amenities in Tana, 18 kilometres (11 miles) east of the West Bank city of Nablus after their house was demolished repeatedly by Israeli authorities. Coinciding with the World Renewable Energy Day, which is being observed on Wednesday, the Palestinian family said that they have been using solar panels to light up a bulb and charge mobile phones in the wake […] Source

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