{"id":4679,"date":"2008-11-13T17:20:24","date_gmt":"2008-11-13T22:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/?p=4679"},"modified":"2008-11-13T17:25:49","modified_gmt":"2008-11-13T22:25:49","slug":"israeli-siege-forces-un-to-halt-food-aid-in-gaza-strip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/?p=4679","title":{"rendered":"Israeli siege forces UN to halt food aid in Gaza Strip | Gaza Again Plunged into Darkness, Hunger as Israel Blocks Fuel, Food to Suffering Population"},"content":{"rendered":"

Israeli siege forces UN to halt food aid in Gaza Strip
\nBy Agence France Presse (AFP), The Daily Star<\/em>, 14 November 2008<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A Palestinian woman reacts during the funeral of Hamas militant Ismael Abu Alla in Khan Younis refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008. Abu Alla and three other Hamas militants were killed Wednesday as Israeli troops and Palestinian militants fought with missiles and mortars along the Gaza-Israel border, raising new concerns that an increasingly shaky five-month-old truce might collapse. (AP Photo\/Hatem Moussa)<\/p><\/div>The International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) said a truck it sent to the border had been turned back.<\/p>\n

Israel usually allows some humanitarian supplies into Gaza, but even this has stopped over the past week, leading to harsh criticism from aid agencies.<\/p>\n

“Pushing people to the brink of desperation every few months and forcing UNRWA into yet another cycle of crisis management is not in the interest of anyone who believes in peace, moderation and stability,” said Gunness.<\/p>\n

Israel also cut off European Union-funded fuel supplies to Gaza’s sole power plant on Thursday, prompting it to close down for want of diesel.<\/p>\n

“It is completely shut down,” Palestinian Energy Authority official Qanaan Obeid told AFP.<\/p>\n

The plant, which provides between a quarter and a third of Gaza’s power with the rest coming from the Egyptian and Israeli national grids, shut down on Monday after Israel cut off fuel deliveries.<\/p>\n

Israel allowed the supply of what it described as “minimal quantities” of fuel to the plant on Tuesday and Wednesday before cutting it off again Thursday.<\/p>\n

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