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So "tiny" Israel can turn away the UN?
hmmmmmmmm...
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http://gazatoday.blogspot.com/2008/11/gaza-in-crisis-israel-turns-away-un.html
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Gaza in crisis: Israel turns away UN food convoy at border; blackouts as
power plant shuts down
Gaza – Ma'an – Israel went back on a pledge to ease its blockade of the Gaza
Strip on Thursday, turning away critical deliveries of fuel and food at the
borders for the seventh consecutive day.
In reneging on its pledge, Israel blocked delivery of United Nations food aid
intended for 750,000 Palestinians.
Gaza was plunged into darkness as the territory's only power plant shut down
at 6:00pm local time due to a lack of fuel. Just before dark, Palestinans
went into the streets in a frantic search for candles and bread.
As night fell, sirens sounded accross the Gaza Strip in protest of the
closure.
Earlier in the day, 20 European consuls who planned to visit Gaza were turned
away at the Erez border crossing. Aid workers were also denied entry to the
Strip and medical patients were prevented from entering Israel for treatment.
John Ging, the director of UN operations in Gaza, warned of an impending
"humanitarian disaster" if Israel continues to bar food and other supplies
from the territory.
"We cannot describe the situation in the Gaza Strip except as a terrible and
terrifying one. There are 750,000 refugees who depend on what we offer them
in food supplies. Israel is preventing us from distributing these supplies,"
he told Ma'an.
Ging said UN food storehouses are nearly empty. He said the Israeli closure,
in that it punishes civilians, is a violation of international law.
Pledge reversed
On Wednesday Israel had pledged to allow minimum shipments of fuel and 33
truckloads of food into Gaza.
Ra'ed Fattouh, coordinator of the border crossings department in the
Palestinian government in Gaza, said that his agency was informed by Israel
on Wednesday evening its intention to open the Kerem Shalom crossing to allow
the 33 truckloads of food to cross.
However, the trucks were turned away at 1pm Thursday afternoon.
Eight of the trucks contained sesame oil, milk and canned meats intended to
be shipped to UNRWA, the UN's relief agency for Palestinian refugees, which
is responsible for feeding 750,000 Palestinians in Gaza.
UNRWA announced earlier this week that its food program would be forced to
shut down if food was not delivered by Friday.
Nine of the trucks contained dairy products and six contained frozen meat,
also sent by humanitarian organizations.
Blackouts
Member of Parliament Jamal Al-Khudari, the Chairman of the Popular Committee
Against the Siege said that the Gaza Strip's sole power plant would shut down
at 6:30pm local time on Thursday due to a lack of industrial fuel.
Al-Khudari said that the resulting power cuts would also disrupt critical
health, water, and sanitation services, endangering the health and life of
thousands of Gaza residents.
The power plant was already shut down for two days this week because of the
fuel blockade, leaving hundreds of thousands in darkness.
Al-Khudari held a candle-light press conference in Gaza just after sunset,
condemning Israel's punishment of the civilian population of Gaza as a
violation of international law.
Bakeries shutting down
Bakeries will likely shut down on Thursday because of a lack of cooking gas
due to the blockade, said Abdel Nasser Al-Ajrami, the head of the Bakeries'
Owners' Federation in Gaza.
Al-Ajrami told Ma'an that that 13 bakeries out of 30 in the association have
already shut down.
He noted that each bakery has its own emergency supplies of gas which could
last a few more days, but many have already run out.
Al-Khudari, at his press conference, said that the remaining bakeries would
likely shutdown with the beginning of the blackouts.
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a hmmmmmmmm from the one who critized my hummmmmm! what a hypocrite and what
an ignoramous.
blocking food, etc. to Gaza against international law? probably so but how
about sending rockets from Gaza into Israeli cities killing inocent
people...isn't that also against international law?
not even a mention of the reason Israel gave for the blockade!
if Ra'ed Fattouh, Al-Khudari and the others are so concerned for the Gazan
people then they should stop the rockets being launched from Gaza and punish
those who launch the rockets!
brown-eyes and his one sided posts continue unabated :>(
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hmmmmmmmm...
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http://gazatoday.blogspot.com/2008/11/gaza-in-crisis-israel-turns-away-un.html
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Gaza in crisis: Israel turns away UN food convoy at border; blackouts as
power plant shuts down
Gaza - Ma'an - Israel went back on a pledge to ease its blockade of the
Gaza
Strip on Thursday, turning away critical deliveries of fuel and food at
the
borders for the seventh consecutive day.
In reneging on its pledge, Israel blocked delivery of United Nations food
aid
intended for 750,000 Palestinians.
Gaza was plunged into darkness as the territory's only power plant shut
down
at 6:00pm local time due to a lack of fuel. Just before dark, Palestinans
went into the streets in a frantic search for candles and bread.
As night fell, sirens sounded accross the Gaza Strip in protest of the
closure.
Earlier in the day, 20 European consuls who planned to visit Gaza were
turned
away at the Erez border crossing. Aid workers were also denied entry to
the
Strip and medical patients were prevented from entering Israel for
treatment.
John Ging, the director of UN operations in Gaza, warned of an impending
"humanitarian disaster" if Israel continues to bar food and other supplies
from the territory.
"We cannot describe the situation in the Gaza Strip except as a terrible
and
terrifying one. There are 750,000 refugees who depend on what we offer
them
in food supplies. Israel is preventing us from distributing these
supplies,"
he told Ma'an.
Ging said UN food storehouses are nearly empty. He said the Israeli
closure,
in that it punishes civilians, is a violation of international law.
Pledge reversed
On Wednesday Israel had pledged to allow minimum shipments of fuel and 33
truckloads of food into Gaza.
Ra'ed Fattouh, coordinator of the border crossings department in the
Palestinian government in Gaza, said that his agency was informed by
Israel
on Wednesday evening its intention to open the Kerem Shalom crossing to
allow
the 33 truckloads of food to cross.
However, the trucks were turned away at 1pm Thursday afternoon.
Eight of the trucks contained sesame oil, milk and canned meats intended
to
be shipped to UNRWA, the UN's relief agency for Palestinian refugees,
which
is responsible for feeding 750,000 Palestinians in Gaza.
UNRWA announced earlier this week that its food program would be forced to
shut down if food was not delivered by Friday.
Nine of the trucks contained dairy products and six contained frozen meat,
also sent by humanitarian organizations.
Blackouts
Member of Parliament Jamal Al-Khudari, the Chairman of the Popular
Committee
Against the Siege said that the Gaza Strip's sole power plant would shut
down
at 6:30pm local time on Thursday due to a lack of industrial fuel.
Al-Khudari said that the resulting power cuts would also disrupt critical
health, water, and sanitation services, endangering the health and life of
thousands of Gaza residents.
The power plant was already shut down for two days this week because of
the
fuel blockade, leaving hundreds of thousands in darkness.
Al-Khudari held a candle-light press conference in Gaza just after sunset,
condemning Israel's punishment of the civilian population of Gaza as a
violation of international law.
Bakeries shutting down
Bakeries will likely shut down on Thursday because of a lack of cooking
gas
due to the blockade, said Abdel Nasser Al-Ajrami, the head of the
Bakeries'
Owners' Federation in Gaza.
Al-Ajrami told Ma'an that that 13 bakeries out of 30 in the association
have
already shut down.
He noted that each bakery has its own emergency supplies of gas which
could
last a few more days, but many have already run out.
Al-Khudari, at his press conference, said that the remaining bakeries
would
likely shutdown with the beginning of the blackouts.
Posted by Sameh A. Palestine at 1:14 PM
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