Fuel shortage forces UN to halt Gaza food aid

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kate, I like this story. It's good stuff.

Kate, for the benefits of the readers of your partial quote of the Guardian's article, I permit myself to add here the ending paragraphs ...

...."Israel halted supplies of fuel for transport two weeks ago after Gazan militants attacked the Nahal Oz fuel crossing and killed two Israeli civilian workers. Thirteen Israeli soldiers were injured in an attack on Saturday at the Kerem Shalom crossing, used to deliver food and aid.

'We remain committed to not allowing a humanitarian crisis in Gaza,' said Mark Regev, a spokesman for the Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert. 'But you cannot talk about the difficulties in delivering fuel to the Gaza Strip without stating and re-stating the fact that terrorists under the auspices of Hamas have deliberately -targeted the fuel supply depot. It's almost as if their agenda is nihilistic.'

Regev said there were problems with fuel distribution inside Gaza, which meant Hamas maintained a supply of fuel for its military vehicles. All the fuel is paid for by the Palestinian Authority or the EU.

For nearly three weeks, the fuel distributors have effectively been on strike in protest at the shortages. "We ask Israel to declare they will send the right amount of fuel into Gaza that is necessary for our needs," said Mahmoud Khazendar, vice-president of the distributors' association. 'If they want to punish Hamas then OK, but not 1.5 million people'

He admitted Hamas had taken some fuel as soon as it arrived in Gaza, but said the amounts were equivalent to two or three days' delivery over three months."...see here

I am sure the 'Guardian' will appreciate the fact that the initial balance of his full article is restored.

Here's the real part to notice: "'If they want to punish Hamas then OK, but not 1.5 million people"

 Kate, and why shouldn't 'a part' of the real part to notice be.."'But you cannot talk about the difficulties in delivering fuel to the Gaza Strip without stating and re-stating the fact that terrorists under the auspices of Hamas have deliberately -targeted the fuel supply depot. It's almost as if their agenda is nihilistic."..

 Finally, to my best knowledge, is not the Hamas ruling the Gaza Strip for the wellness of his people? Perhaps a good question to ask is: why then, do they attack the fuel supply depot?

good stuff:

Kate, I like this story. It's good stuff.

It is clear that Hamas is not ruling Gaza for the wellness of the Palestinian people. It is also clear that starving 1.5 million people is barbaric.

OK Kate, so we finally agree on one point: that the Hamas is not ruling Gaza for the wellness of the Palestinian people, despite being the elected ruling authorities of  the Gaza Strip.

 With this impeccable new logic they are perhaps the good guys for doing nothing for their electorate and Israel is the barbaric bad guy for defending herself. Kate this is well know old 'good stuff'..