Update on the Rafah shootings as reported by the NY Times.

The Israeli Army said soldiers had opened fire on three Palestinians who were 300 yards into a closed military zone and ignored warning shots and calls to stop. The army said two Palestinians later told Palestinian security forces that they and the other three had been trying to slip into Egypt, allegedly to smuggle weapons and other goods. The army said it was continuing its investigation and had film of the incident.

If you can find a link to a mainstream media article (non-Israeli of course) that leads with Israeli soldiers kill suspected smugglers, instead of Israelis kill kids playing soccer, you get a pat on the back - this isn't a for-profit site you know!

My local paper the Dallas Morning News, even after it was obvious that there were conflicting reports of the incident, only reported that Israelis killed Palestinian kids playing soccer in what I imagine was a bid to save space.

By the way, the penalty for shooting smugglers is over 70 Qassam rockets fired haphazardly, mostly into Jewish residential areas. Luckily, only the petting zoo horse got it.