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| Blockaded Gaza gets some supplies | Blockaded Gaza gets some supplies |
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| Israel has temporarily re-opened a border crossing with the Gaza Strip to allow in essential supplies of food. | Israel has temporarily re-opened a border crossing with the Gaza Strip to allow in essential supplies of food. |
| It has also allowed delivery, through a pipe line, of diesel fuel for Gaza's only power plant. | It has also allowed delivery, through a pipe line, of diesel fuel for Gaza's only power plant. |
| It is only the second time in three weeks that Israel has permitted aid deliveries into the territory. | It is only the second time in three weeks that Israel has permitted aid deliveries into the territory. |
| It tightened its blockade of the Hamas-controlled territory earlier in November after rocket attacks by Palestinian militants. | It tightened its blockade of the Hamas-controlled territory earlier in November after rocket attacks by Palestinian militants. |
| The militants said their attacks, which caused minor damage but no serious injuries, were in retaliation for an Israeli army raid into Gaza. | The militants said their attacks, which caused minor damage but no serious injuries, were in retaliation for an Israeli army raid into Gaza. |
| UN officials say Gaza is facing a humanitarian catastrophe, and have urged Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to ease the blockade. | UN officials say Gaza is facing a humanitarian catastrophe, and have urged Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to ease the blockade. |
| 'Minimum impact' | 'Minimum impact' |
| Israel allowed at least 40 lorryloads of humanitarian aid and other goods into Gaza via the Kerem Shalom crossing point. | |
| Shipments were last allowed on 17 November, also for a single day. | Shipments were last allowed on 17 November, also for a single day. |
| Future aid shipments depended on whether cross-border violence could be curbed, Israeli officials said. | Future aid shipments depended on whether cross-border violence could be curbed, Israeli officials said. |
| But aid workers in the territory said the deliveries would have a minimum impact as reserves were already so depleted, and they needed a steady supply of aid to alleviate the shortages. | But aid workers in the territory said the deliveries would have a minimum impact as reserves were already so depleted, and they needed a steady supply of aid to alleviate the shortages. |
| "It is just not enough," said United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNWRA) spokesman Christopher Gunness, quoted by Reuters news agency. | "It is just not enough," said United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNWRA) spokesman Christopher Gunness, quoted by Reuters news agency. |
| The Israeli authorities also opened the Nahal Oz terminal for the delivery of fuel to Gaza's power plant, for the first time since the blockade was intensified on 4 November. | The Israeli authorities also opened the Nahal Oz terminal for the delivery of fuel to Gaza's power plant, for the first time since the blockade was intensified on 4 November. |