Article: ISRAEL - Jan 22 - Israel Eases Gaza Blockade.

An Israeli-approved emergency shipment of industrial fuel for the Gaza Strip's sole electricity plant begins arriving in the Hamas-ruled territory on Jan 22, a Palestinian official said. The week's supply of fuel was expected to allow for power production in Gaza to resume within 12 hours. The plant shut down on Jan 20 after Israel blockaded Gaza to put pressure on Palestinians to stop cross-border rocket salvoes. Israel decided on Jan 21 to ease the blockade temporarily amid mounting international pressure and warnings that the 1.5m Palestinians living in the crowded coastal strip faced a humanitarian crisis as a result of its sanctions. The UN Security Council has ...

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