| Bummer. Funds will have to be found elsewhere to cover the cost of repairs.. |
...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing...on Tuesday denied a report
No, no! Certainly not!
by an Israeli news outlet that claimed the the international body planned to fund the repair of the Kerem Shalom Crossing into the Gazoo Strip, which was repeatedly damaged by Paleostinian rioters in recent weeks.
On Friday, the Ynet news site reported that the EU said it had agreed to donate 30 million Euros ($35 million) to fix the destroyed parts of the facility, which serves as the sole crossing for goods and humanitarian aid
into Gazoo from Israel.An EU spokesperson said no such offer had been made. Israel’s military liaison to the Paleostinians also denied that the European body planned to donate the funds, saying "the report on the subject was incorrect."
The source of the error in the Ynet article was not immediately clear. The information was not attributed to a specific source.
Last week, the Defense Ministry said it believed it had partially repaired the damage to the fuel terminal, but would only know for certain after the weekend.
On Tuesday, the military liaison said the repairs to the diesel pipeline had held and that on Monday "786,020 liters of diesel fuel were transferred into the Gazoo Strip via the Kerem Shalom crossing."
According to the liaison’s office, "this provides a solution for all of the needs of the Gazoo Strip at this time."