Fra Gaza-stripen får vi igjen se bilder av palestinere som ikke har drivstoff til generatorer som sørger for belysning og oppvarming.

Men det er tvilsomt om mangelen er reell:

The official accused Al-Jazeera of serving as a platform for Hamas’s propaganda machine by airing staged footage of children and women during candlelight protests in the streets of Gaza City.

«There’s enough fuel in the Gaza Strip,» he said. «Even when Israel reduces the fuel supplies, Hamas continues to smuggle tens of thousands of liters through the underground tunnels.»

The Fatah-controlled Pal-Press Web site on Thursday quoted a senior official in the Gaza Electricity Company as saying that Hamas has been stealing fuel supplies intended for the power grid.

The official, who asked not to be identified, also denied claims by Hamas and Al-Jazeera about power outages in large parts of the Gaza Strip. He noted that 70% of the Gaza Strip’s electricity came from Israel and Egypt, while the remaining 30% were being supplied by the local company.

«Hamas has seized more than 220,000 liters of fuel that was intended for generators belonging to our company,» he revealed. «There’s no shortage of fuel and as such there is no reason for a crisis.»

Sjelden har vel begrepet «mørkemenn» vært mer passende som beskrivelse på Hamas.