Egypt events spark Gaza fuel panic

Continued turmoil in neighbouring Egypt prompts Gazans to queue up to buy fuel.

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As the instability in Egypt continues, people in neighbouring Gaza have been buying fuel in panic.

Almost everyone in the territory uses cheap fuel smuggled from Egypt.

And while the Hamas-led government insists Gaza will not run out of fuel, it has not stopped long queues forming at petrol stations.

Al Jazeera’s Nicole Johnston reports from Rafah.

Source: Al Jazeera