Humanitarian organizations have been calling for weeks for fuel to be allowed into the Strip.
Patients receive dialysis treatments at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, Gaza on Oct. 24, 2023. Photo: Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu via Getty ImagesHumanitarian organizations have been calling for weeks for fuel to be allowed into the Strip, pointing to hospitals that have
In recent weeks, Israel has allowed a limited number of trucks carrying supplies into Gaza from Egypt, but it has so far refused to allow fuel into the Strip, citing concerns Hamas would take the fuel.But on Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said after his meeting with Secretary of State Tony Blinken that Israel won't allow any fuel into Gaza.
According to the plan presented to the U.S., which would require approval from the Israeli war cabinet, fuel tankers from Egypt would enter the Gaza strip with a specified quantity of fuel sufficient to operate hospitals and other humanitarian facilities for a set amount of time, the Israeli officials said.
When the fuel runs out again, the process would take place again for another short and limited period of time, Israeli officials said.Israeli officials claim there is currently enough fuel in Gaza to operate generators in hospitals and other humanitarian facilities.
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