Israel allows donated Qatari fuel into Gaza

The Israeli authorities Sunday allowed the entry of the third shipment of fuel donated by the Qatari government into the Gaza Strip through Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing, according to crossing officials. Raed Fattouh, who heads a committee in charge of entry of products into Gaza, told WAFA that Israel will allow the entry of around 300,000 liters of the Qatari fuel, which will be used to operate Gaza’s only power plant that supplies a large area of the Strip with electricity. This is the third shipment of Qatari fuel to enter the Gaza Strip after the first 135,000 liters of fuel were allowed into Gaza on Thursday after a month delay, then followed with another shipment on Friday. Israel is also expected to allow entry into Gaza of around 270 shipments of aid to the economic, agricultural and transportation sectors, as well as pump limited amounts of cooking gas and Israeli fuel.