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Source: http://www.timesofisrael.com/in-gaza-deadly-flames-expose-a-very-fragile-standoff-with-israel/
After Fire Kills 3 Palestinian Children in Gaza, Hamas and PA Trade Blame
(Times of Israel) Avi Issacharoff - Three Palestinian children perished in a fire in their home in Gaza on Friday night caused by candles lit in their room. By Saturday, a vitriolic blame game between Hamas and Fatah was in full swing over who is responsible for the continual power outages in Gaza that led the bereaved family to light candles. At the heart of the dispute is an excise tax on fuel that comes from Israel via the PA. The PA is paying half of the tax and says Hamas must pay the other half. On Saturday morning, members of the extended family of the victims published pictures while standing amid the rubble of the house, holding portraits of PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah. On the pictures was written "child killers." Soon afterwards, Jamal al-Muhsin, a member of Fatah's central committee, said Hamas was responsible because it does not allow the PA to operate in the Strip and deal with the power problem.