Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Wednesday ordered the resumption of the supply of Qatari fuel to the Gaza Strip, halted last week following terrorist rocket fire on Israel.
The decision was made following consultations with the heads of the defense establishment, his office said.
IDF Shin Bet security agency officials supported the decision, saying that halting fuel shipments could paint Hamas into a corner and provoke a security escalation.
Tuesday saw hundreds of Palestinians riot near the security fence, burning tires and throwing explosives at the Israeli troops.
The Palestinians said one protester was killed and six others were wounded by IDF fire.
Ashraf Al-Qidra, a spokesman for Gaza's Health Ministry, identified the fatality as 17-year-old Muntaser al-Baz.
An Israeli military spokeswoman said soldiers had come under attack near the border fence and used crowd control measures and live fire and had no details of Palestinian casualties who were on the Gaza side of the border.
She said one Gazan breached the fence trying to throw an explosive device at the troops and was shot.
