Alinea 72 Raad van State 27 februari 2015

Crisis Group confirms that most shops in Benghazi are operating fairly normally. On 9 November 2014, mobile phone connections were disrupted when a telecommunications mast was damaged during clashes. Road closures have created a shortage of mobile phone and internet cards, which were sold at three times their ordinary rate. Water and electricity supplies were intermittent. On 25 November 2014, the Libya Herald mentions a shortage of medicines, food, cooking gas and other necessities in Benghazi. Prices are rising and the closing of most banks prevents people from collecting their salary. During daylight hours, people hurry to do their shopping before the curfew, causing traffic jams. After sundown, "there is an eerie quiet—no sounds of normal life. The only sound that breaks the silence is gunfire". An article published the following day reported a lull in the fighting and a return to normal in most parts of Benghazi:

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