Finland's Foreign Minister, Alexander Stubb, Visits Gaza Strip After Several Days of Denials by the Israeli Occupation Government

Finland's FM lands in Gaza after Israel denied his entry a few days back

[ 14/10/2010 - 11:24 AM ]

GAZA, (PIC)--

Finland's Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb landed Thursday morning in the Gaza Strip after several days of denials by the Israeli occupation, apartheid, Zionist government.

Palestinian sources said Stubb was allowed to pass over the Beit Hanoun crossing on his way to the Gaza Strip, where he will convene several meetings with international bodies, businessmen, and Palestinian figures. He will also visit war-devastated areas in the Strip.

The Foreign Minister is set on visiting sites devastated by the Israeli occupation terrorist army in the northern Gaza Strip to be briefed on the extent of devastation the war had on Gaza. More than 20,000 homes and the Strip’s main infrastructure were ruined in the attack.

The Israeli occupation government denied a few days back the FM’s request to visit Gaza, alleging that similar visits could constitute recognition of Hamas.

In a separate development, a professional Jordanian soccer team was denied entry into Gaza by Egyptian authorities.

Tariq Khouri, head of the Wihdat Sports Club in Jordan, said he requested more than 50 days ago entry visas from the Egyptian embassy in Amman so the team could head to Gaza through the Egyptian Rafah crossing. But so far Egyptian authorities have made no response.

Khouri said the purpose of the visit was to bust the four-year blockade on the Gaza Strip.

The soccer team was supposed to play against the Gaza sports club and a number of local teams in the Strip.

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