Petrol shortage inflames Palestinian crisis

Palestinians were lining up at petrol stations for a few more gallons before fuel runs out. Their government couldn’t pay the bill, and so the Israeli petrol company cut off supplies, a direct result of economic sanctions aimed at the Hamas-led regime.

After the cut-off yesterday, Mujahid Salame, head of the Palestinian petrol authority, predicted fuel supplies would run out in many areas by today. “If this happens, there will be a humanitarian crisis,” he said.