Bardawil: Blocking fuel supplies into Gaza a crime against humanity

Dr. Salah Al-Bardawil, a Hamas leader, has urged all parties, especially Egypt, to shoulder their responsibilities in providing the besieged Gaza Strip with necessary fuel supplies and power.

He said in a statement at a late night hour on Sunday that the death of the three children in Deir Al-Balah due to power outage was ringing an alarm bell.

He charged that cutting fuel and power supply to Gaza was tantamount to war crimes and a crime against humanity.

Bardawil pointed to the growing number of people in Gaza who die as a result of the power crisis, especially children and the sick people.

“We demanded the immediate supply of fuel from Egypt or allowing supplies from other Arab countries to enter Gaza to avert a greater humanitarian disaster in the enclave,” he added.

Three Palestinian children died in their father’s home in Deir Al-Balah in central Gaza, which caught fire, on Sunday night. The children were using candles as a source of light due to the power outage and the candles ignited petrol in the house starting a big fire.