Across Asia: Palestine
China Daily | Updated: 2008-05-05 07:14
Police cars used as taxis
The Gaza Strip's ruling Hamas militant group is using its police cars to ferry around Palestinians because of severe fuel shortages in the area.
The blue police cars are marked with orange stickers that read "we are ready to drive you for free."
Transportation has been paralyzed throughout Gaza since Israel restricted gasoline and diesel supplies last month. Gazans now walk, ride bicycles or use vegetable oil in their cars to get around.
Israel has steadily limited fuel supplies to Gaza to pressure Palestinian militants to halt their rocket barrages on neighboring Israeli communities.
(China Daily 05/05/2008 page6)
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