The hedcq in the Times of Israel reads Gaza power plant shuts down for ‘lack of fuel’ with subhed reading Palestinians say facility shuttered due to Israeli closure of crossings following this week’s rocket attacks .
First, why did Israel shut off fuel supplies?
That's answered in the sub-hed; rockets - more than 100 - were fired into Israel from Hamas-controlled Aza. Whether or not Hamas fired the missiles is irrelevant. Hamas is (allegedly) in control of Aza. Even if Hamas' masked men were not the ones firing the missiles, Hamas, as the "ruler" of Aza should be able to prevent attacks on Israel - and preventing attacks on Israel is the ONLY way to prevent Israeli responses on Hamas-in-Aza.
Second, SO WHAT !
Hamas-controlled Aza has more than one border. Why can't it get supplies from Egypt?
Why, because Hamas is aligned with the Islamic Brotherhood and the Brotherhood is trying to "convert" Egypt to an Islamist republic, a la Iran. Apparently the majority of the Egyptian populace prefers a military dictatorship to Shiria rule.
Since Hamas is allied to the Brotherhood, Egypt has closed - sealed - its border with Aza. "Sealed" as in destroying the tunnels through which Aza received not only weapons to use against Israel, but other material as well.
Hamas has declared - by its actions - war on Israeli civilians. Most missiles target civilian populations rather than military installations.
Given that, why would Israel feel any obligation to provide Aza with anything? Would the U.S. provide fuel to Cuba - a country that NEVER has fired a missile at ANY U.S. city. (Older readers may recall the U.S. almost went to war with the then Soviet Union when the USSR attempted to install ICBMs on Cuban soil.)
Even antagonistic states such as Turkey don't fire missiles at their neighbors. Not even North Korea and Iran are firing rockets at their neighbors.
But Hamas in the south and Hezbollah and the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant threaten Israel, but at least Israel is not expected to provision the enemy to the north.
Expect the Left to again (continue to ?) castigate Israel for withholding provisions in response to rocket attacks from Hamas' Gaza.
Do NOT expect the Left to even suggest criticism of Egypt for sealing its borders. (The Left IS busy cruising Egypt for casting out the Islamist government.)
Before agreeing with the Left, consider the reasons for Israel's (and Egypt's) actions concerning Aza.
