Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Friday declared an "immediate" halt to the delivery of fuel to the Gaza Strip following protests and confrontations at the fence separating Israel from the Hamas-controlled territory.
Earlier Friday, at least six Palestinians were killed by Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip. According to the Ministry of Health in the sector.
The Israeli army said it fired and killed two Palestinians, but did not say how many. "A number of attackers went to an IDF post. Israeli soldiers fired at them and killed the attackers. "
The agency "AFP" Lieberman's office said in a statement that following "serious events" on Friday, "ordered the Minister of Defense to stop delivery of fuel shipments to the Gaza Strip in an instant."
"On Friday morning, four tankers delivered a tank coming from Israel and there was a riot after that," Lieberman said, adding: "There is a serious attempt to break into the (Israeli) border and attack the soldiers."
He said that Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, "continues to praise the perpetrators of terrorist attacks."
