A/HRC/8/17 page 8 feed and the Erez crossing was opened for a limited number of Palestinian traders, aid workers and medical cases who were granted special permits.16 Between 20 February and 25 April, the Sufa crossing was opened for 38 days letting 2,424 truckloads inside Gaza, whereas the Kerem Shalom crossing was opened for 33 days letting 875 truckloads inside Gaza. The total amount of humanitarian supplies allowed into Gaza during the same period was 521 truckloads.17 11. Fuel shortages (exacerbated by the already existing electricity shortage in Gaza that resulted from the destruction of some of Gaza’s electricity transformers in June 2006) had a profound effect on all aspects of life in Gaza during the reporting period, as private reserves were depleted and the needs of the harvest and fishing season increased demand. According to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, in March, the supply of diesel and gasoline by Israel was 57 per cent and 80 per cent less, respectively, compared to the same period in 2007.18 12. Following an attack by Palestinian militants on the crossing point of Nahal Oz on 9 April, in which two Israeli civilians were killed, Israel further curtailed the passage of fuel into Gaza. Gaza’s residents are completely dependent on fuel delivered via the Nahal Oz crossing - as Israel does not permit Gaza residents to receive fuel from any other source or by any other means. In the weeks following the attack, Israel reduced the quantity of petrol that Gazans were allowed to receive by around 80 per cent and the amount of diesel fuel by 43 per cent. 13. Meanwhile, Israel allowed Gaza’s power plant to receive 2.2 million litres of industrial diesel per week, which allowed the plant to produce electricity at only around two thirds of its normal capacity of 80 megawatts.19 Consequently, Gaza experienced a deficit of up to 20 per cent in electricity supply during peak periods, causing power outages which stood at four to six hours per day.20 Limited deliveries of industrial gasoline for the Gaza Power Plant and cooking gas resumed on 16 April. 16 OCHA, Report No. 61 Implementation of the Agreement on Movement and Access (5-18 March 2008). 17 OCHA, Implementation of the Agreement on Movement and Access, Reports 60 and 61, covering the period between 20 February and 25 April. Also, Israeli Ministry of Defense, Unit of Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), from 1 April to 23 April 2008. 18 OCHA, Gaza Strip Inter-Agency Humanitarian Fact Sheet, March 2008. 19 Gaza Fuel Restrictions: Walking Toward Crisis, Gisha-Legal Centre for Freedom of Movement, 17 April 2008. 20 Ibid.