Barak orders renewal of Gaza gas supply
Yaakov Katz , THE JERUSALEM POST Apr. 14, 2008
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Defense Minister Ehud Barak decided Monday to renew the supply of diesel gas
to the Gaza Strip for the Palestinian power plant there starting Wednesday.
The fuel supplies were stopped last Wednesday following the terror
infiltration into the Nahal Oz fuel depot during which Palestinian
terrorists killed two Israelis. Barak's decision pertains to diesel for the
power plant and cooking gas. Defense officials said however that in the
meantime Israel would not allow the transfer of gasoline for transportation.

Meanwhile Monday, Gaza's four main universities shut down after officials
said students couldn't get to class because of fuel shortages.

University officials said attendance rates were down by at least 60 percent
for most classes on Monday, prompting the suspension. Most universities will
suspend classes until Thursday, when officials said they would put together
an emergency education plan. That may include conducting some lectures over
the Internet and radio, officials said.

AP contributed to the report.