The power authority in the Gaza Strip said Wednesday that the enclave's sole power plant had stopped functioning due to delays on the Egyptian border preventing the entry of fuel. Truckloads of Qatari fuel -- some 150,000 liters -- arrived in El-Arish, Egypt on Tuesday but they have not been able to cross an Egyptian goods terminal en route to the Gaza Strip. Officials in the Hamas-run power authority say the fuel is being delayed at the border even though it was supposed to arrive Sunday. They suspect that the delays are a form of pressure. The authority said it held Israel, Egypt and the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah responsible for the delays. It said the PA was behind Egypt's refusal to equip the Rafah crossing to transfer fuel, leaving only a crossing controlled by Israel able to receive the fuel. (Reference for text: Ma'an. Photo: Via Aljazeera.net)