UN gets last-minute Gaza fuel offer
Wednesday, May 7th, 20086/5/08
The UN agency that provides food for Palestinian refugees says it can continue to distribute aid in the Gaza Strip for another 20 days having announced that it was once again on the verge of having to suspend deliveries. The statement from the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) on Monday said a delivery of fuel would allow them to continue. The Israeli blockade of Gaza has caused low supplies of fuel and basic goods for the 1.5 million inhabitants. John Ging, the agency director, said: “Thankfully this afternoon there is a supply of fuel coming in for us, so we won’t now have to stop our operations for the second time in 10 days. “The amounts that are coming in will keep us going for about 20 days.”
