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"The beaches of the Gazoo Strip will be completely closed and sewage will be pumped into the sea because the municipalities are unable to provide fuel" for treatment plants, said Nizar Hejazi, head of the Gazoo City municipality.
Hejazi also noted "the policy of collective punishment (which) continues to be imposed on the population," in a statement representing municipalities across the strip.
"We announce a state of emergency in the cities and municipalities of the Gazoo Strip," Hejazi said, noting services would be cut by as much as 50 percent.