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Israel 'to resume Gaza supplies' Israel 'to resume Gaza supplies'
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Israel says it will resume supplying fuel to Gaza, two weeks after stopping shipments to counter rocket attacks. Israel says it will resume supplying fuel to Gaza, 10 days after it stopped shipments following continued rocket attacks by Palestinian militants.
The decision was announced at a Supreme Court hearing brought by human rights groups against the blockade.The decision was announced at a Supreme Court hearing brought by human rights groups against the blockade.
A total of 2.2m litres a week will be allowed through, the minimum to keep Gaza's power station in operation. It is unclear when supplies would start. It came as the Israeli and Palestinian leaders met in Jerusalem.
Hamas militants have breached Gaza's border with Egypt enabling people to cross freely in search of goods. Hamas militants blasted open Gaza's border with Egypt five days ago, enabling people to cross freely in search of goods.
They blew up parts of the border wall at Rafah, and Egyptian police have since unsuccessfully attempted to reseal the border.
On Saturday, Hamas fighters responded to Egyptian water cannon and electric batons with gunfire.
Egypt has asked the militants to attend talks "promptly" on the crisis.Egypt has asked the militants to attend talks "promptly" on the crisis.
name="back"> class="bodl" href="#map">Map of the Egypt-Gaza border area Hearings and talks
It is five days since Hamas blew up parts of the Gaza border wall at Rafah and Egyptian guards were forced to stand back. At Sunday's hearing, the Israeli government promised to resume supplies of fuel, but not at normal levels, for another week.
A total of 2.2m litres a week will be allowed through, the minimum to keep Gaza's power station in operation.
Palestinian President Mr Abbas discussed the crisis with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert during their meeting on Sunday.
EGYPT-GAZA BORDER 12km (7.4 miles) longEgyptian side patrolled by 750 soldiers under 2005 agreement with IsraelBorder crossing terminal south of town of RafahPA control of terminal under EU supervision collapsed after Hamas takeover of Gaza in June 2007 Border closed almost continuously since Crisis key to Gaza futureBreach puts Egypt on the spotSend us your commentsEGYPT-GAZA BORDER 12km (7.4 miles) longEgyptian side patrolled by 750 soldiers under 2005 agreement with IsraelBorder crossing terminal south of town of RafahPA control of terminal under EU supervision collapsed after Hamas takeover of Gaza in June 2007 Border closed almost continuously since Crisis key to Gaza futureBreach puts Egypt on the spotSend us your comments
Egyptian police have unsuccessfully attempted to reseal the border. On Saturday, Hamas fighters responded to Egyptian water cannon and electric batons with gunfire. He renewed his offer to take control of Gaza's border crossings instead of Hamas, but received no official Israeli response.
Egypt has been reluctant to talk to Hamas since June when the Islamist group seized control of Gaza, ousting the Fatah faction of Palestinian Authority of President Mahmoud Abbas, the BBC's Heba Saleh reports from Cairo. However, both leaders spoke at length about "the need to prevent a humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip," Mr Olmert's spokesman David Baker said.
The two are engaged in a new US-backed peace process that has excluded - and is rejected by - Hamas.
Map of the Egypt-Gaza border area
What Israel didn't want, says the BBC's Aleem Maqbool in Jerusalem, was for the Palestinian president to talk to Hamas, which controls Gaza.
However, our correspondent adds that as the Egyptians have already discovered, closing the border without the consent of Hamas is likely to be extremely difficult.
Mr Olmert and Mr Abbas resolved to talk again after the Palestinian president meets his Egyptian counterpart, Hosni Mubarak, on Wednesday.
Reluctance to talk
Egypt has been reluctant to talk to Hamas since June when the Islamist group seized control of Gaza, ousting Mr Abbas's Fatah faction, the BBC's Heba Saleh reports from Cairo.
Egypt wants to restore arrangements on the border to their state before Hamas took control of Gaza.Egypt wants to restore arrangements on the border to their state before Hamas took control of Gaza.
Before June the border was under the control of the Palestinian Authority but traffic through it was supervised by European monitors.Before June the border was under the control of the Palestinian Authority but traffic through it was supervised by European monitors.
GAZA BLOCKADE 17 January: Israel seals border following rise in rocket attacks20 January: Gaza's only power plant shuts down22 January: Israel eases restrictions22 January: Egyptian border guards disperse Palestinian protest against closure23 January: Border wall breached Timeline: Blockade crisisGAZA BLOCKADE 17 January: Israel seals border following rise in rocket attacks20 January: Gaza's only power plant shuts down22 January: Israel eases restrictions22 January: Egyptian border guards disperse Palestinian protest against closure23 January: Border wall breached Timeline: Blockade crisis
Mr Abbas met Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in Jerusalem on Sunday.
He renewed his offer to take control of Gaza's border crossings instead of Hamas. There is no Israeli response.
However, both leaders "spoke at length about the situation in the Gaza Strip". Mr Olmert's spokesman David Baker said.
"They spoke about the need to prevent a humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip," Me Baker said.
The two are engaged in a new US-backed peace process that has excluded - and is rejected by - Hamas.
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