UN emergency food aid to the Gaza Strip will continue for at least another 20 days, after Israel agreed to deliver fuel to the organization yesterday once the agency made clear that fuel shortages would bring food deliveries to a halt. This is the second time in the past week that crucial humanitarian aid has been threatened because of the fuel crisis. Meanwhile, a meeting of key donor countries and the Quartet for Middle East peace process group will be held soon in London, to discuss ways to boost up the Palestinian economy, as Gaza Strip residents survive on a trickle of food, medicine, fuel and cooking gas. FSRN's Rami Almeghari is in Gaza.

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