The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 45,885, with 109,169 others injured, the Gaza-based health ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
In the past 24 hours alone, 31 people were killed, and 57 others were injured in the enclave, according to the statement.
The Palestinian official news agency WAFA reported on Tuesday that the Israeli army had bombed a house south of Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip from Monday night to Tuesday early morning, killing two and injuring many others.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) also attacked the Al-Shati refugee camp in northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, killing four people and injuring five others, according to Mahmoud Basal, a spokesperson for the Civil Defense Authority in Gaza.
Israeli troops also bombed a house in the Al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, killing four people and injuring many others, according to Hussam Al-Daqran, spokesperson for Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.
The IDF stated on Tuesday that it had also carried out a military operation in the West Bank that day, killing three Palestinians. The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, confirmed that one of those killed was a member of the organization.
Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks in Gaza rises to 45,885
Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks in Gaza rises to 45,885
Hungary faces fuel shortages with many gas stations in operational difficulties, and some even on the verge of closure due to the impacts of U.S.-Israel war against Iran and the country's fuel price cap policy, according to the Hungarian Petroleum Association and the Association of Independent Filling Stations.
The war in the Middle East has caused unprecedented disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for global trade and energy supplies, pushing up oil prices.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on March 9 announced a cap on retail fuel prices, citing rising oil prices linked to the war involving Iran and disruptions in oil transit through Ukraine. He also announced the release of oil from state reserves to ensure stable supplies.
However, the Hungarian Petroleum Association warned that a sharp reduction in oil and refined oil imports will widen the gap between market prices and government-mandated protective prices, leading to supply security issues.
So far, crude oil supplies via the Druzhba pipeline, which carries Russian crude oil to Hungary and Slovakia via Ukraine, have been resumed, but it cannot solve the fundamental problem of the sharp decline in refined oil imports.
"First, gas stations need fuel to operate. We don't know how long the fuel supply will last. Will it continue until the state reserves is depleted? Then we will face the predicament of running out of fuel. Gas stations have to pay employee wages, management fees, electricity, water bills, and communication fees. Once the funds run out, gas stations will be forced to close," said Laszlo Gepesz, gas station owner and co-chair of Hungary's Association of Independent Filling Stations.
"Hungary currently has only about 15 days' worth of refined oil reserves. The supply to gas stations cannot be guaranteed 100 percent. Gas stations can still get fuel so far, but it is expected that in the coming weeks, Hungarian gas stations, mainly privately owned ones, may experience a severe fuel shortage," said Egri, energy expert and member of Hungary's Association of Independent Filling Stations.
Hungarian gas stations in hard time as Middle East conflict disrupts energy supply
