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Friday, December 4, 2009

Gaza borders closed Friday; fuel situation remains critical

Ma'an
Israeli authorities informed Palestinian crossing officials that all transfer points would be closed Friday, continuing the five-day-a-week opening trend at the terminals.

Raed Fattouh, Palestinian crossings liaison, said he was told that all crossings would be closed Friday, although they are scheduled to be open. Crossings have not been open Fridays since summer.

The closure means food and fuel waiting to enter the Strip will continue to wait in storage containers.

Fuel crisis

Fuel continues to be a restricted item, with Israel's decision to move fuel-transfer infrastructure from Nahal Oz to Kerem Shalom causing even more restrictions. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), three out of the four days on which industrial fuel was transferred, between 22-28 November, it was transferred through the fuel installation station at Kerem Shalom in the far south of Gaza "which is much slower and costs significantly more to use." Full story
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