The Finnish Capital’s Main News Daily, Helsingin Sanomat, failed to report on the Palestinian triple suicide-homicide attack at the Kerem Shalom goods crossing this past Saturday.The attack was devestating, with three of the Islamokazis killing themselves and wounding 13 Israeli soldiers. According to the New York Times that deemed the story news worthy enough to report,
Saturday’s attack on the Kerem Shalom terminal, from where essential goods are transferred into Gaza, appeared to be part of a concerted campaign by Gaza militants against the border crossings. Hamas officials have issued threats in recent weeks about an impending explosion along Gaza’s borders with Israel and Egypt. This attack was the fifth to have occurred along the border with Israel in the last 10 days, according to Maj. Avital Leibovich, an Israeli Army spokeswoman.
Israel has strictly limited the movement of people and goods in and out of Gaza since Hamas took control of the area last June, and since late last year has further restricted the flow of goods, including fuel supplies, as a sanction against continued rocket fire. With the passenger crossing on Gaza’s border with Egypt mostly closed, Gaza’s population of 1.5 million is completely reliant on goods allowed in from Israel.
About 200 trucks of essential food and medical supplies currently pass through Kerem Shalom each week. On Friday, 48 trucks delivered goods including wheelchairs, babies’ bottles, meat and fish, the military said. Israel says that by attacking the crossings, Hamas is trying to create a humanitarian crisis in Gaza that would lead to international pressure on Israel.
But they failed to do the same even in their online edition of the paper concerning the Palestinian attack against the Kerem Shalom crossing on Saturday. It’s pure bias by this news organization. What more proof does one need?
