The European Union
...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing...said Friday it will donate $35 million (30 million euros) to fully repair the Kerem Shalom Crossing into the Gazoo Strip that was heavily damaged earlier in the week by Paleostinian rioters, the Ynet news site reported.
The Defense Ministry announced Thursday that the fuel terminal at Kerem Shalom ‐ the only cargo crossing between Gazoo and Israel ‐ was partially repaired, and the flow of gasoline and diesel fuel supply to the Strip was gradually being restored.
The army said Kerem Shalom will reopen next week after the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, but is not expected to operate at full capacity.
The EU has already poured in tens of millions of euros to expand and upgrade the Kerem Shalom Crossing, which serves as the main terminal for commercial goods and humanitarian aid
into Gazoo. Ordinarily, hundreds of trucks pass through the crossing each day. Its fuel terminal is also the only way to bring significant quantities of diesel and gasoline into the beleaguered coastal enclave.Three times this month, rioters from the Gazoo Strip broke into the Paleostinian side of the crossing and set fire to parts of the facility.