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Sunday, December 31, 2023
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Sunday, December 31, 2023
Minister Barkat pans letting fuel into Gaza as ‘absurd,’ says it ‘extends Hamas’s life’
Economy Minister Nir Barkat at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on December 6, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Economy Minister Nir Barkat, a member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who has become increasingly vocal against the government’s war policies, slams the continued allowing of fuel deliveries into the Gaza Strip during the war against the Hamas terror group.
In comments to reporters outside this morning’s cabinet meeting, Barkat said: “This morning, 133 hostages are still being held in Gaza by Hamas. While they are there, the State of Israel is continuing to transfer goods and fuel into Hamas’s hands.
“Israel is fighting Hamas with one hand, and with the other is sending hundreds of trucks every day which extend Hamas’s life and enable it to continue fighting our soldiers. This is absurd. This must stop today.”
