Qatar’s envoy to Gaza Mohammed al-Emadi stressed that the Qatar position on the fuel supply has never changed, according to a Hamas press statement on Monday. Al-Emadi stated that he had not made any statements saying that the fuel supply would change.
The Qatari envoy added that he had informed Israel that he would reduce funding for fuel shipments, but that this was only in protest of the Israeli decision to cut the fuel supply to Gaza in half recently.
Israel restored full fuel shipments to Gaza earlier this week.
Al-Emadi said that he would supply the full quantity of fuel shipments to Gaza, adding that he told Israel not to evade any of the agreed-upon humanitarian understandings without prior coordination, according to the Hamas press statement.
COGAT reported earlier this week that six fuel trucks, funded by Qatar, crossed into Gaza through the Kerem Shalom border crossing. The trucks were allowed entry after discussions between a Hamas delegation and Egyptian intelligence officials, during which Egypt proposed a long-term ceasefire between the terror organization and Israel.The Egyptian officials also claimed that if the Gaza border riots would not create any altercations with IDF forces, and as long as rockets would not be fired at Israel, the fuel supply might return to normal. At the time, Qatar had made no announcement about its proposed cuts.