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Israel: Illogical to Supply Electricity to Manufacture Rocket Launchers
[AFP/Yahoo] Adel Zaanoun - Gazans stocked up on food and fuel on Thursday after Israel decided to brand Hamas-run Gaza a "hostile entity" and possibly cut its basic supplies, while promising not to aggravate the humanitarian situation. Israel on Thursday defended its decision, saying it was necessary to stop the rockets that Gaza militants launch on a near daily basis into the Jewish state. "You can either carry out an extensive military operation, or take other steps," Amos Gilad, the defense ministry's political chief, told army radio. "There is an illogical situation where we supply the petrol with which they manufacture the rocket launchers, the electricity to manufacture them," Gilad said. He emphasized that Israel would not shut off the supplies completely, but reduce the amounts supplied to a bare minimum.