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Sat 04 Nov 2023 11:00 pm - Jerusalem Time

"Axios": Israel presented a plan to Washington to supply fuel to Gaza

The American website "Axios" revealed that Israel has a detailed plan to allow fuel into Gaza, which it reported to the United States.


The plan, according to Axios, says that this can be done under international monitoring and in the event that hospitals run out of more fuel, as two Israeli officials told the site.


Humanitarian organizations have been demanding for weeks to allow fuel to enter the Strip, noting that hospitals that have closed their doors or are at risk have done so due to the severe fuel shortage.


The Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defense Forces, General Herzi Halevy, said yesterday that Israel will transport fuel to hospitals, with monitoring, when needed.


But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday, Friday, after his meeting with Secretary of State Tony Blinken, that Israel will not allow any fuel to enter Gaza.


However, the sources said that the Israeli Office for the Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories is preparing to find a way to provide fuel to Gaza if Israel deems it needed.


Israeli officials, in cooperation with experts from international relief organizations, calculated the amount of fuel required to operate hospitals and other vital facilities.


According to the plan submitted to the United States, which requires Cabinet approval, fuel tankers from Egypt will enter the Gaza Strip with a specific amount of fuel sufficient to operate hospitals and other humanitarian facilities for a specific period of time. Each fuel tanker will be accompanied by a United Nations team that will closely monitor it and ensure that the fuel is delivered to hospitals for its intended purpose.


Israeli officials said that when fuel runs out again, the operation will take place again for another short and limited period of time.


A spokesman for the Office for Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories declined to comment. The United Nations did not immediately respond to a request for comment.


Israeli officials claim that there is currently enough fuel in Gaza to run generators in hospitals and other humanitarian facilities.

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"Axios": Israel presented a plan to Washington to supply fuel to Gaza