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Last update - 17:24 04/06/2008 Israel halts Gaza fuel after mortar hits sole depot in Strip By Reuters Tags: EU, Israel, Gaza Strip Israel suspended fuel deliveries to the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Wednesday after a mortar fired by Palestinian militants struck the territory's only fuel depot, wounding a Palestinian worker. "Fuel deliveries were frozen after the mortar hit," said Gil Karie, a spokesman for Israel's District Coordination Office, which oversees deliveries to Gaza. "They are checking the situation ... We don't know yet if it will open again today, or at what time," Karie said. Advertisement Deliveries of European Union-funded fuel to Gaza's sole power station were not affected by the freeze at the Nahal Oz depot because no deliveries had been scheduled for Wednesday, an EU official said. Israel has reduced supplies to Gaza in response to ongoing rocket attacks by Palestinian militants on Negev communities. Israel has suspended fuel deliveries in the past after militant attacks. "The Hamas-led terror organizations have once again attacked a vital fuel depot, which is crucial for the humanitarian needs of the Palestinians, thus showing their total disregard for the well-being of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip," said David Baker, a government spokesman. Hamas routed the forces of Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to take over the coastal territory in June 2007. The Islamic group's gunmen have attacked sites on the Gaza border before, but the faction denied Wednesday's shelling. The Hamas-run Interior Ministry said in a statement it "condemns the targeting this morning of the fuel pipeline during the delivery of quantities of cooking gas into Gaza". "The ministry will try to formulate a united position with Palestinian factions to exclude crossings and the interests of the Palestinian people from the cycle of targets," it said. IAF strike wounds three Islamic Jihad militants in Gaza On Tuesday, an Israel Air Force strike wounded three Islamic Jihad militants in Gaza after cross-border rockets fired from the territory wounded five people in Israel. One of the Islamic Jihad militants was critically injured in the air strike near the southern Gaza town of Khan Yunis, medical officials and Islamic Jihad said. An Israel Defense Forces spokesman said the air strike had targeted a single "armed Palestinian as he was preparing to launch rockets" into Israel. The spokesman said the same area had been used by militants earlier in the day to launch rockets at Israel. At least three rockets struck the Eshkol Regional Council earlier in the day, and two of them caused injuries. One person suffered moderate wounds and the rest were lightly hurt. All of the injuries were caused by shrapnel from the rockets. The Israel Defense Forces said a Thai laborer was among the wounded. Also on Tuesday, a Palestinian gunman moderately wounded an IDF soldier operating in the Gaza Strip near the Kissufim crossing. Related articles: Nahal Oz hopes to outsmart Gaza attackers IAF strikes Gaza after Qassams wound five people in Negev Bookmark to del.icio.us   Word wars Hamas reverses effort to improve portrayal of Jews in Palestinian text books. Cyber-pimps beware MK Gal-On's proposed bill would jail 'online brothel managers' for 5 years.   1.   Palis, not Israelis, Halt Fuel to own people; film at 11 14:01  |  DesMnsDave 04/06/08   2.   Oh, I almost forgot ... 14:04  |  DesMnsDave 04/06/08   3.   Not very good at precision are they? 14:12  |  Lynn 04/06/08   4.   Coming up, accusation that Israel did it 14:26  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 04/06/08   5.   Who is stupider than the arabs? 14:47  |  isaac 04/06/08   6.   to Lynn # 3. 14:56  |  Robert 04/06/08   7.   HOW long before the apologists scream innocent Pal victims? 15:07  |  PETER SM 04/06/08   8.   Hamas disrupts fuel supplies to Gaza. 15:10  |  Jean Van Daem 04/06/08

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