Fuel Shortage in Gaza (12 images)

Palestinians wait near empty gas canisters to fill it at a fuel station in Rafah, southern Gaza on May 12, 2008. Israel today authorised the resumption of fuel deliveries to the besieged Gaza Strip, where shortages caused the only power plant to shut down over the weekend, an Israeli security official said.(UPI Photo/Ismael Mohamad)

Palestinians wait near empty gas canisters to fill it at a fuel station in Rafah, southern Gaza on May 12, 2008. Israel today authorised the resumption of fuel deliveries to the besieged Gaza Strip, where shortages caused the only power plant to shut down over the weekend, an Israeli security official said.(UPI Photo/Ismael Mohamad)

Palestinians wait near empty gas canisters to fill it at a fuel station in Rafah, southern Gaza on May 12, 2008. Israel today authorised the resumption of fuel deliveries to the besieged Gaza Strip, where shortages caused the only power plant to shut down over the weekend, an Israeli security official said.(UPI Photo/Ismael Mohamad)

Palestinians wait near empty gas canisters to fill it at a fuel station in Rafah, southern Gaza on May 12, 2008. Israel today authorised the resumption of fuel deliveries to the besieged Gaza Strip, where shortages caused the only power plant to shut down over the weekend, an Israeli security official said.(UPI Photo/Ismael Mohamad)