Gaza Strip, March 2, 2010 (Pal Telegraph)- Israeli occupation authorities opened on Tuesday Karem Abu Salem and Al-Montar crossings, in part to allow food aid and limited quantities of fuel into the Gaza Strip.

Raed Fattouh, Palestinian border crossings official, said that Israeli occupation authorities would allow entrance by 93-103 trucks carrying aid and goods for commercial and agricultural sectors, including two trucks loaded with paper for the Palestine Telecommunications Company, through the Karem Abu Shalem

Limited quantities of cooking gas and industrial diesel for Gaza's power station also will be allowed into Gaza. Two trucks carrying flowers will be exported abroad.

The Gaza Strip is experiencing a power crisis due to the reduced fuel imports, which led to scheduled rolling blackouts of 8‐12 hours per day.

Suheil Skeik, GEDCO General Manager, called on representatives of the international Quartet, chiefly Tony Blair, to find a solution to the Gaza electricity crisis.

Fattouh said that the Al-Montar crossing will be open for 110 trucks loaded with wheat and fodder, adding that Israeli occupation authorities allowed on Monday 74 trucks of aid and goods and pumped 183 tons of cooking gas and 306,000 liters of industrial diesel. Three trucks of flowers were exported.