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Israel eases Gaza blockade

By Tobias Buck in Jerusalem and Reuters

Published: January 22 2008 00:50 | Last updated: January 22 2008 14:34

An Israeli-approved emergency shipment of industrial fuel for the Gaza Strip’s sole electricity plant began arriving in the Hamas-ruled territory on Tuesday, a Palestinian official said.

The week’s supply of fuel was expected to allow for power production in Gaza to resume within 12 hours. The plant shut down on Sunday after Israel blockaded Gaza to put pressure on Palestinians to stop cross-border rocket salvoes.

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