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CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
Israel resealed border crossings with the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, despite warnings from world aid groups of looming shortages of food and fuel in the coastal territory."The crossings are shut because of ongoing rocket fire," said Peter Lerner, a defence ministry spokesman, referring to several barrages of rockets fired from Gaza on Monday that slammed into Israeli towns but caused no injury.A...
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
... Israel reimposed the closure Tuesday."The crossings are shut because of ongoing rocket fire," Peter Lerner, a defense spokesman said, referring to several barrages of rockets fired from Gaza Monday that slammed into Israeli towns, causing no injury.International aid groups said the trucks sent in Monday were not enough to alleviate shortages of items such as fuel that have led to...
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Reuters (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
... Israel reimposed the closure Tuesday."The crossings are shut because of ongoing rocket fire," Peter Lerner, a defense spokesman said, referring to several barrages of rockets fired from Gaza Monday that slammed into Israeli towns, causing no injury.International aid groups said the trucks sent in Monday were not enough to alleviate shortages of items such as fuel that have led to...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
... came "despite the rockets which were fired into Israel today," Israeli army spokesman Major Peter Lerner told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa. A similar shipment had been scheduled to enter Gaza on Thursday, but was cancelled at the last minute due to a "specific security threat" at the Kerem Shalom crossing, he said. Only a limited amount of fuel was allowed in that day for Gaza's only...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
... came "despite the rockets which were fired into Israel today," Israeli army spokesman Major Peter Lerner told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa. A similar shipment had been scheduled to enter Gaza on Thursday, but was cancelled at the last minute due to a "specific security threat" at the Kerem Shalom crossing, he said. Only a limited amount of fuel was allowed in that day for Gaza's only...
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
Filed at 6:40 a.m. ETGAZA (Reuters) - Israel opened a border crossing with the -controlled Gaza Strip on Monday for the first time in two weeks, allowing in a limited amount of humanitarian aid.The move came ahead of talks in Jerusalem between outgoing Israeli Prime Minister and President , who termed Israel's tightened blockade of the Gaza Strip a "war crime."Israeli Defense Ministry spokesman Peter...
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War News Updates (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
From International Herald Tribune: JERUSALEM: Israel has barred foreign journalists from entering the Gaza Strip for a week, in a move media have assailed as a serious violation of press freedom. Israeli military spokesman Peter Lerner said the restrictions were imposed because Palestinian militants have resumed their rocket fire from Gaza, in violation of a 5-month-old truce. The only...
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Yourish.com (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008
Gaza is experiencing blackouts, and of course, Hamas is blaming Israel. Gaza residents are experiencing sporadic electricity blackouts, and Palestinian officials are blaming Israel for cutting off fuel shipments to their power plant. Israeli military administration spokesman Peter Lerner says the Palestinians warned their Gaza City electricity plant would run out of fuel Monday if shipments...
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CNN (Free subscription) | 11/15/2008
... and Tuesday to deliver 600,000 liters (159,000 gallons) of diesel fuel to Gaza, Israeli spokesman Peter Lerner said.He said security threats disrupted Israeli plans to reopen the crossings on Thursday, but said authorities are considering a reopening on Sunday.The Israeli government has denied that its actions have interfered with UNRWA's ability to provide assistance to some 80 percent...
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CNN (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
... of the ongoing rocket fire and security threats at border crossings, Defense Ministry spokesman Peter Lerner said.Those truckloads included European Union-funded fuel for Gaza's sole power plant, which Palestinians said would be shut later in the day. It was unclear if the plant was running out of fuel.The shipments had been scheduled to cross into early Thursday.Lerner said...
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
... Israel had originally said it would allow 30 trucks to deliver supplies into Gaza yesterday. But Peter Lerner, a spokesman for military co-ordination between Israel and the occupied territories, said: "Our plans to facilitate the needs of international organisations were thwarted by Palestinian activity. We were not willing to risk the lives of those opening the crossings." However,...
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News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
... the needs of international organisations were thwarted by Palestinian activity," said Major Peter Lerner, a defence ministry official.
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Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
... the needs of international organisations were thwarted by Palestinian activity," said Major Peter Lerner, a defence ministry official.
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CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
... a five-month-old truce along the Israel-Gaza frontier.Israeli Defence Ministry spokesman Peter Lerner blamed "continued rocket fire and security threats at the crossings" for the decision to block the shipments.Fuel shipment blockedAlso on Thursday, Israel held up deliveries of European Union-funded fuel to the territory's sole power plant. Palestinian officials said the facility...
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France24 (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
... threatens a 5-month-old truce along the Israel-Gaza frontier. Israeli Defence Ministry spokesman Peter Lerner blamed "continued rocket fire and security threats at the crossings" for the decision to block the shipments. Also on Thursday, Israel held up deliveries of European Union-funded fuel to the territory's sole power plant. Palestinian officials said the facility would be shut...
