Israel approves the sending of two tankers a day with fuel to Gaza “as long as it does not reach Hamas”

The office for war management in Israel entry approved today through Egypt of two tankers per day with diesel to cover the needs of United Nations to support water and sewage infrastructure, an Israeli government official told Efe.

“The War Cabinet unanimously approved a joint recommendation from the Israel Defense Forces it’s from ShinBet (internal intelligence service) to respond to the request for U.S and allow the entry of two tanker trucks per day to meet the needs of the UN support water and sewage infrastructure”, guaranteed the source.

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The international community has been pressing Israel to allow fuel to enter Linkalso necessary for generating electricity and for the operation of many other basic public services, such as hospitals.

The source highlighted that this measure “allows Israel to continue to have the international maneuvering space necessary to eliminate Hamas”.

Furthermore, he explained that “Tanker trucks will pass through the crossing Rafathrough the UN, to the civilian population of southern Gaza stripas long as it doesn’t reach Hamas”.

The Israeli source told Efe today that “This action aims, among other things, to minimally support the water, sewage and sanitation systems, to prevent the outbreak of epidemics that could spread throughout the area, harm both the residents of the Strip and our forces, and even spread up for Israel.”.

This announcement coincides with the publication of information by the Egyptian media about the entry today of around 150 thousand liters of fuel destined for hospitals, which entered through the Rafah border crossing, which connects the Strip with Egypt.

The Egyptian television channels Al Qahera News and Extra News, close to the Egyptian Government, stated that “Almost 150 thousand liters of fuel went from Rafah to hospitals in the Gaza Strip”.

This same Friday, the representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in the occupied Palestinian territories, Richard Peeperkornsaid that a fuel entry mechanism could begin to operate in the Strip, which “must be continuous to guarantee the humanitarian operation”.

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According to what he told the press via videoconference, the continuity of this system must be guaranteed to “put desalination plants, bakeries and telecommunications back to work”, although it did not provide details on the regularity of supply or whether Israel will impose conditions on the use of the fuel.

Also today, the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) in the Gaza Strip warned that the increase in displaced people in limited shelters has led to the spread of numerous diseases due to overcrowding and limited capacity to provide services.

“Overcrowding is causing significant spread of disease, including acute respiratory illnesses and diarrhea, poses environmental and health problems, and limits the Agency’s ability to provide services.“, reported the UNRWA in its report on the situation in the Palestinian enclave.

Source: Elcomercio

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