This was provided by the Maan News Agency in the disputed territories. Some comments are added, in brackets.
Ramallah – Ma'an – The Palestinian health ministry of the Ramallah-based caretaker government said on Thursday that "Hamas militias" have looted the fuel stores destined for hospital vehicles in the Gaza Strip.
[The Palestinian Arabs complain about the problems their ambulances and hospitals have because of the security measures Arab terrorists force Israel to take, but they have no compunction about stealing from their hospitals themselves.]
A statement released by the health ministry said that fuel from the European hospital in the Gaza Strip had been stolen by the director of the hospital drivers to supply the Hamas-affiliated Executive Force.
The statement explained that the fuel reserve had been supplied by the ministry to enable the hospital to continue working for as long as possible.
The desperate shortage of fuel in the Gaza Strip has meant that gas stations have shut down and most cars are off the road as Israel continues its reduction of vital fuel supplies.
The Gaza Strip is completely dependent on fuel imports. Normally, hundreds of thousands of liters of fuel pass through the Israeli-controlled Nahal Oz checkpoint each day.
Since June, Israel has reduced deliveries to a trickle. The Israeli High Court upheld the fuel cuts in a ruling on Friday, defeating a petition by Israeli and Palestinian human rights groups, who argue that the cuts constitute collective punishment.
[The basic argument which the court wisely rejected was that Israel was required to provide resources to terrorists so the terrorists would be able to murder Israeli civilians. It's not surprising the court found that argument unconvincing.]
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