Israel: Hamas Pretending There Is a Crisis -Ali Waked"There is no power crisis in Gaza. Apparently Hamas, out of its own considerations, has decided not to transfer fuel to the power station," said a security official in Jerusalem.
Israel also rejected the claim that there was a humanitarian crisis in Gaza, saying that Palestinian liaisons have said that there are sufficient stockpiles of food and water. "Hamas is trying to exaggerate the problem and make it seem as though there is a humanitarian crisis. There is no truth to this."
Minutes after the Gaza power station shut down, Gaza residents holding candles began marching [see photo above] through the city's streets along with Palestinian children holding signs in English and Arabic.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on Israel to lift the siege it is imposing on the Gaza Strip and renew the supply of fuel to the Hamas-controlled coastal territory "to prevent an humanitarian disaster."
(Ynet News)
Lights Out in Gaza City -Nidal al-Mughrabi
Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Arye Mekel questioned whether the complete shutdown of the generating plant was necessary, suggesting Hamas Islamists had a political interest in exaggerating the impact of the Israeli measures. Palestinian militants have attacked border towns in Israel in the past week with some 230 rockets.
(Reuters/Washington Post)
UPDATE:
Lights On, Nobody Home
Once again, the mainstream media has wittingly or unwittingly fallen into the Hamas trap. By plunging Gaza into darkness, the terrorist organization has managed to shift the story away from its own responsibility for the Qassams and terror on Sderot. Instead, Israel's image is taking a beating for a perceived humanitarian crisis of Hamas's own making.
[HonestReporting.com]
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