Egypt on Wednesday 27 Sivan delivered fuel to Gaza for its power plant after the PA (Palestinian Authority) has refused to continue pay Israel for electricity and Israel cut electricity to Gaza. Some view the Egyptian move as a sign that relations are improving between Egypt and Hamas as this is the first time that Cairo has permitted a fuel delivery to Gaza since the Hamas takeover in 2007.
Tanker trucks flying Egyptian flags were seen driving into Gaza. It is reported that the Egyptians have permitted sufficient fuel to permit seven hours of electricity per day for three days, one million liters.
While the Israel Electric Company has curtailed electricity to Gaza, Israeli government officials are signaling the matter in Gaza is an internal one to be worked out between Gaza and Ramallah.
In the meantime, PA (Palestinian Authority) leader Abu Mazen insists he will no longer flip the bill for Gaza’s electric as he seeks additional ways to pressure Hamas, hoping to one day regain control of Gaza that was lost with the coup in 2007. Efforts towards governmental cooperation between Fatah in Ramallah and Hamas-controlled Gaza have failed numerous times.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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Thank you Egypt for lending a hand to Israel in providing poor people with much needed electricity.
Abbas lost control of Gaza in an election not a coup. Don’t be their mouthpiece.
Let the Egyptians supply all the electricity to their Arab brothers in Gaza.The Gazans aren’t trying to murder them!Why should Israeli taxpayers pay for the electricity so Hamas can build terror tunnels and rockets to kill Jews.