Israel-Gaza War, Northern Front

Electric Company Director-General: There are no blackouts anywhere in the country

Speaking at the Israel Green Economy Conference, Electric Company Director-General Meir Spiegler sought to calm fears about blackouts arising from a possible conflict with Hezbollah, even in the north.

Electric Company Director-General Meir Spiegler. (Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Electric Company Director-General Meir Spiegler tried to calm fears today (Monday) of mass blackouts during a possible war with Hezbollah at the Israel Green Economy Conference.

Spiegler said that he himself was not buying a generator and that if it really comes to a catastrophe, a generator will not help.

The Israeli government has been preparing for a possible war in the north, including threats to shipping, food supply, and electricity.

For instance, the Tiberias regional fire and rescue station conducted an exercise simulating a Hezbollah missile hitting the local Sapir fuel tank, including initial responses, tracing leaking fuel, and using available resources to contain the damage.

This exercise is just one of a number of efforts by Israeli government efforts to prepare for a possible broader war in the north between the IDF and Hezbollah, including a massive barrage of unguided and guided missiles and rockets.

The Transportation Ministry also conducted an exercise simulating the rescue of a burning commercial ship and its personnel far from land.

The exercise, which took place near Haifa, fire and rescue services worked with the different port authorities to coordinate a rescue of ship personnel, while simulating a fire.

Though the release did not explicitly mention how such a scenario could come about, these efforts are likely aimed at reducing damage caused, in the event of war in Lebanon by Hezbollah precise missiles to shipping towards Israeli ports.


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