Hamas holding Natural gas discoveriss off coast of Gaza hostage in 2006? | Pakistan Daily Why It Rains: Hamas holding Israeli gas reserves hostage
British Gas, the company that signed an agreement to sell Gazan gas to the international market.
An unexpected energy windfall on Israel's doorstep promises to resolve Israel's energy security concerns for years to come. Unfortunately for Israel, it is the Palestinian Authority that controls the licensing of these reserves. So, as Operation Summer Rains washes away the administrative and political structures in the occupied territories, has Israel decided to use Hamas as an excuse to dismantle the PA and seize its energy assets in Warwith britishgashamasholdinghostageisraelirainsreserves