INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The United Nations has said its investigation has found that the bullets which killed veteran Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh on
probes conducted by over half a dozen news networks, the latest being the New York Times.Earlier, similar investigations by the Associated
Press, CNN, the Washington Post and Al-Jazeera, for whom Abu Aqleh spent 25 years reporting for in the occupied territories found similar
have concluded our independent monitoring into the incident
The shots that killed Abu Aqleh and injured her colleague Ali Samodi came from Israeli [regime] forces and not from indiscriminate firing by
Jenin refugee camp soon after 06 am
towards them from the direction of the Israeli [regime] forces
refused to do so, and very rarely does, if ever, conduct any criminal investigation into the killing of Palestinians by its troops,
international outrage, especially among western mainstream media
Yet the Palestinian-American veteran reporter, a household name in the Arab world, is just one of scores of Palestinian journalists the
six weeks after the killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and injury of her colleague Ali Sammoudi in Jenin on 11 May 2022, it is deeply
the beginning of the year, our Office has verified that Israeli [regime] Forces have killed 58 Palestinians in the [occupied] West Bank,
use of force resulting in death or serious injury
Israel, saying it does not trust the regime."The results of the UN investigation confirm once again what we said from the start, that Israel
is responsible for the killing of the journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and it must be held accountable for this crime," Nabil Abu Rudeineh, a
spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, told the media.The PA has said its investigation showed that Abu Aqleh was shot by
Israeli troops in a "deliberate murder"
Abu Aqleh was a 5.56mm round with a steel component used by Nato forces and the shot was fired by an Israeli soldier who stood about 170
Office inspected photo, video and audio material, visited the scene, consulted experts, reviewed official communications and interviewed
complaint being taken to the international criminal court, arguing that Israeli regime forces have been systematically targeting Palestinian
journalists in violation of international humanitarian law.The legal case originally submitted in April had focused on four Palestinian
journalists wearing press helmets and vests, two of whom were injured and two other who were shot dead.Lawyers in London representing the
International Centre of Justice for Palestinians.Critics say Israeli occupation troops have enjoyed a significant amount of impunity against
accountability for their deadly use of force against Palestinians
Experts say the regime itself, with the backing of the United States, the United Kingdom and others has gone to extreme lengths with the aim
civil groups providing vital information to the ICC investigating Israeli war crimes or the targeted killing of prominent Palestinian
journalists covering these crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories and the besieged Gaza Strip.
