By Xinhua
Gaza : Palestinian Union of Petrol Stations Owners on Tuesday decided to receive reduced amounts of fuel that Israel sends to Gaza after nearly 20 days of strike, the union said in a statement.
The reduced fuel shipments were stored at Nahal Oz crossing east of Gaza City since Jan. 16 after the union announced a strike in protest of the Israeli decision to lessen fuel supplies into Gaza.
“The decision to accept the reduced amounts was meant at easing the suffering of the Gazans and to provide reasonable amounts of fuel for the hospitals and the humanitarian aspects,” said the statement.
Mahmoud al-Khozendar, deputy director of the union, said that the stored amounts at Nahal Oz were 1.3 million liters of diesel and 110,000 liters of gasoline and the amount was only sufficient for one day in the regular circumstances.
“Accepting the reduced amounts doesn’t mean that the crisis is over … this is the respite that the fighter needs to arrange the things before going ahead,” the union explained.