Why Gaza has no fuel:
A Kassam rocked fired from the northern Gaza Strip hit a mini-market in central Sderot Sunday afternoon. Fortunately, the rocket did not break through the roof of the building, though five people at the scene suffered shock.
A second rocket slammed into a Sderot home and another hit a cemetery in the western Negev town, damaging a number of gravestones.
Throughout Sunday, seven rockets were fired by Palestinian terrorists into Israel. The remaining four rockets hit open areas in the Sha’ar Hanegev and Sdot Negev regions.
Why Gaza is low on supplies:
Also Sunday, the IDF was forced to close the Karni border crossing and the Nahal Oz fuel terminal, as vehicles came under Palestinian mortar shell fire whilst attempting to transfer food and fuel to Gazans.
Police said that approximately 50 trucks of supplies were forced to turn back as a result of the barrage.
What the AP doesn’t tell you:
However, one Gaza resident, a 33-year-old man who gave his name only as Jamal, refused the offer, saying it was a publicity stunt. He blamed Hamas for the fuel shortages.
“They want to fool the people,” he said, declining to give his last name for fear of reprisals from the terrorist group. “They are trying make the people forget who is behind our suffering.”
The UN relief agency for Palestinian refugees is to suspend its food aid distribution in Gaza on Monday because of a lack of fuel caused by the Israeli blockade, a spokesman said on Sunday.
“We have exhausted our stocks of fuel, and are therefore forced to stop our food distributions to 1.5 million inhabitants in the Gaza Strip from Monday morning,” UNWRA spokesman Chris Gunness said.
And what the wire services won’t say:
But Israel has said Gaza’s fuel tanks are full and attributed to alleged shortage to the striking Palestinian fuel distributors, who refuse to empty the tanks. The Gaza fuel association said it went on strike to protest over Israel’s supply limits.
What time is it, kiddies? That’s right. It’s Israeli Double Standard Time, the time that only occurs on days that end with a “y.”