The Dor Alon energy company renewed its sale of gas to stations in the Gaza Strip Monday, after cutting back the petrol supply in recent days.
"The company has resumed its supply of gas to the stations in Gaza. Operations are being coordinated with the relevant authorities," the company said in a statement.
The relevant authorities appear to be the IDF and representatives in Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad's office.
Ynet has learned that the petrol is paid for by the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank.
Dor Alon delivers the gas to a terminal on the Israeli sideof the Israel-Gaza border, and it is pumped through to another terminal just inside Gaza.
The Gaza terminal is run by the Palestinian Fuel Administration and even though it's physically under Hamas rule, it reports to the Palestinian government in the West Bank.
The fuel administration sells the petrol to Palestinian sub-contractors, who have Hamas' permission to distribute it to stations in the Strip.
Dor Alon halted fuel supply to Gaza Sunday, following Hamas' takeover of the Strip. Fuel reserves were believed to last for no more than two or three days.
According to information given by the Infrastructures Ministry, PA representatives in Ramallah had asked the fuel supply be stopped, then changed their minds.
Despite petrol deliveries being withheld from the stations, Dor Alon continued supplying gas to the Strip's power station, preventing a power-shortage in Gaza.
Israel Electric Corp supplies Gaza with some 100 mega- watts of electricity. Infrastructure Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer is expected to hold a meeting Wednesday to discuss if Israel should continue supplying Gaza with water, power and gas.
Israel is expected to keep water and power supplies going, leaving the question of gas distribution up to Dor Alon.