Could Israel keep the lights on and water running during a regional war?

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Israeli utilities have deployed backup generators, filled water reservoirs to the brim and stepped up cyber defences in case the Gaza conflict triggers war against Israel on multiple fronts, Reuters reports. The Energy Minister has told Israelis there is no need to panic about the possibility of blackouts and energy supply disruptions as Israel has a wide variety of sources to generate electricity. But many Israelis showed their concerns by buying household generators and stocking up on emergency supplies even before an Iranian missile and drone*attack*on Israel on 13 April, and some vulnerabilities are clear. While Israel has not suffered anything like the*damage*to power supplies and infrastructure that its*Gaza*offensive has wrought on the enclave, it was forced to shut its […]

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