A fuel valve for injecting gaseous fuel into a combustion chamber of a compression-ignition internal combustion engine, said fuel valve comprising: an elongated fuel valve housing with a rear end and a front end, a nozzle with an elongated nozzle body with a hollow interior that forms a hollow chamber connected to nozzle holes , said nozzle being arranged at the front end of said fuel valve housing , said hollow chamber having an elongated shape with one longitudinal end of said hollow chamber forming an inlet port for gaseous fuel and ignition liquid and the nozzle holes opening to said hollow chamber near the other longitudinal end of the hollow chamber , a gaseous fuel inlet port in said elongated fuel valve housing for connection to a source of high pressure gaseous fuel, an ignition liquid inlet port for connection to a source of ignition liquid , first means for establishing a timed fluidic connection between said gaseous fuel inlet port and said hollow chamber , said first means comprises a moveable valve needle that cooperates with a valve seat above said hollow nozzle , said gaseous fuel inlet port connects to a fuel chamber arranged above said valve seat and said fuel chamber surrounds a portion of said valve needle , and said one end of said hollow chamber being connected to said front end of said elongated fuel valve housing below the valve seat , and second means configured for a timed delivery of a finite volume of ignition liquid to said hollow chamber for igniting said gaseous fuel inside said hollow chamber , said second means comprising an ignition liquid port in said elongated fuel valve housing , an ignition liquid channel connecting said ignition liquid port to said fuel chamber and a fixed restriction in said ignition liquid channel . an elongated fuel valve housing with a rear end and a front end, a nozzle with an elongated nozzle body with a hollow interior that forms a hollow chamber connected to nozzle holes , said nozzle being arranged at the front end of said fuel valve housing , said hollow chamber having an elongated shape with one longitudinal end of said hollow chamber forming an inlet port for gaseous fuel and ignition liquid and the nozzle holes opening to said hollow chamber near the other longitudinal end of the hollow chamber , a gaseous fuel inlet port in said elongated fuel valve housing for connection to a source of high pressure gaseous fuel, an ignition liquid inlet port for connection to a source of ignition liquid , first means for establishing a timed fluidic connection between said gaseous fuel inlet port and said hollow chamber , said first means comprises a moveable valve needle that cooperates with a valve seat above said hollow nozzle , said gaseous fuel inlet port connects to a fuel chamber arranged above said valve seat and said fuel chamber surrounds a portion of said valve needle , and said one end of said hollow chamber being connected to said front end of said elongated fuel valve housing below the valve seat , and second means configured for a timed delivery of a finite volume of ignition liquid to said hollow chamber for igniting said gaseous fuel inside said hollow chamber , said second means comprising an ignition liquid port in said elongated fuel valve housing , an ignition liquid channel connecting said ignition liquid port to said fuel chamber and a fixed restriction in said ignition liquid channel . <EOS>