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Gaza Strip fuel companies reject deliveries from Israel after further cuts in vital supplies
Ma'an – Fuel companies in Gaza Strip refused to accept deliveries of fuel Israeli suppliers in protest of severe reductions in supplies on Sunday.
Right. That makes sense. In an Islamic kind of way.
Raed Rajab, assistant manager of the Palestinian General Petroleum Corporation, said that Israel has reduced vital fuel supplies to one quarter of normal levels since Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip on June 14th. He said that the cost of distributing the fuel means that Gaza's fuel companies actually lose money delivering such a small amount of fuel. Rajab told Ma'an that the Israeli suppliers delivered only 90,000 liters of diesel, 22,000 liters of gasoline, and 70 tons of natural gas today.

Israel has gradually reduced supplies since June. By October 25th, supplies were reduced to half the level required. By November 25th supplies were lowered again to just a third of normal levels. The Israeli High Court upheld the fuel cut policy on Friday, overruling a petition by Israeli and Palestinian human rights organizations who argued that the measure is an act collective punishment and therefore illegal under international law. By Thursday, 70% of Gaza Strip fuel stations had already shut down, having run out of fuel, the Gaza-based Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) reported. PHCR warned that reductions in vital supplies violate the Fourth Geneva Convention.
Posted by: Fred 2007-12-03
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