Gaza, 2 Zulqa’idah 1434/7 September 2013 (MINA) – The Palestinian ministry of transport in Gaza warned that the acute fuel shortage in Gaza rendered thousands of taxi drivers unemployed after their vehicles became out of service.
The current fuel crisis is mainly attributed to Egypt’s destruction of most of Rafah border tunnels, which were used to cover some of the fuel and food needs of the Gazan population, who are trying hard to cope with the impacts of the Israeli blockade on their daily lives, said Palestinian officials in Gaza, Palestinian Information Center reported as monitored by Mi’raj News Agency (MINA).
For its part, the UN office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs (OCHA) recently expressed its grave concern over the humanitarian situation in Gaza which has unprecedentedly worsened following the latest Egyptian measures against Gaza tunnels and restrictions on movement of goods and personnel at Rafah border crossing.
OCHA called on Egypt and Israel to open all border crossings with Gaza and facilitate the movement of goods and civilians from and into the impoverished Strip.
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In turn, MP Jamal Al-Khudari, head of the popular committee against the siege, warned that Israel’s closure of Karam Abu Salem commercial crossing for the fourth consecutive day has exacerbated the difficult life of the civilians in Gaza and made it unbearable.
“The closure of Karam Abu Salem crossing has caused a severe shortage of basic supplies, including fuel and combustibles, despite the fact that the Israeli blockade has already worsened the difficult situation,” MP Khudari said.(T/P03/E1)
Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)
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