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Palestine strike may spread to fuel workers

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Palestinian pubic-sector strikers may be joined by employees of the Petroleum Authority if their demands aren't met.

The workers have been on strike for 36 days already due to non-payment of wages by the ruling Hamas party since they came to power in March - when many foreign donors cut links to the authority.

This would be an escalation of the dispute which has already led to violent clashes with the Hamas-led government, and may lead to paralysis of local fuel supplies.

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