Israel bans fuel entering Gaza

Israel has stopped the entry of fuel to the Gaza Strip, including diesel for the electricity company, after a fire broke out at the Kerem Shalom crossing this morning, the crossing's Director Munir Al-Ghalban said.

Speaking to online website Al-Dakhiliyah, Al-Ghalban said the fire broke out as a result of a technical fault while the private industrial diesel power station was being started up at the crossing near the Israeli side.

Mohammed Ahmed Bahloul was killed while his father and a number of Palestinian workers were wounded in the large explosion.