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Israel Will Not Allow Fuel to Gaza as Hamas Could Steal It – Netanyahu's Aide

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Israel would not grant permission to transport fuel to the Gaza Strip as there are concerns Palestinian group Hamas could steal it, Mark Regev, a senior adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said.
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"The government decision is that fuel doesn't go in because it will be stolen by Hamas and it'll be used by them to power rockets that are fired into Israel to kill our people," Regev told US news broadcaster on Monday.
He added that a small amount of fuel was let in through the Rafah crossing on the Egypt-Gaza border but ended up stolen. Israel thinks that fuel was diverted to military causes.
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Regev underlined that Israel would not authorize fuel entering Gaza even if Hamas freed all hostages.
The first batch of international humanitarian aid was delivered to the Gaza Strip on Saturday by a UN convoy through the Rafah border crossing. The second convoy carrying aid arrived on Monday.
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