Talks to release 50 hostages in Hamas hands stalled when Israel refused to provide fuel to Gaza in return, accoring to rports
Talks to release 50 hostages in Hamas hands stalled when Israel refused to provide fuel to Gaza in return, according to reports
While Hamas, which controls every element of public life in Gaza, claims the fuel aid is required to keep the overcrowded hospitals running, Israel believes it would be used to support the war effort.“The attack on Israel and its massacre of Israeli civilians put Tel Aviv at war with Hamas,” said Mr Crump. “When at war it is only logical that Israel will not want to provide the enemy with critical supplies.
“Hamas needs fuel to power generators in its tunnels. Those generators power the production of more rockets. They power the drones Hamas wants to launch at Israel. They power the electronic communication,” he said. Dr Tobias Borck, senior research fellow for Middle East security studies at the Royal United Services Institute, said it is clear that Hamas has fuel because “it is still firing rockets”, but it is not known how long its stockpiles will last.
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