INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Akleh, an American-Palestinian veteran journalist in the occupied West Bank, was shot in the ear by an Israeli sniper on May 11 despite
proposal to the Palestinian Authority to conduct a joint investigation into how Al Jazeera correspondent was shot dead.Israeli army
spokesman Ran Kochav said Tel Aviv had made the offer to the Palestinians to jointly investigate the details of the killing in the Jenin
camp on the morning of May 11.Kochav claimed that, contrary to what the Arab media reported, initial estimates indicated that the journalist
had been shot dead by Palestinian gunmen in the Jenin camp.The U.S
embassy in Quds on May 11 called for a comprehensive investigation into the killing.Nevertheless, on May 20, in a statement the Israeli
military raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied territories when Israeli soldiers opened fire near Abu Akleh and other
examiners, as part of a process overseen by the U.S
Security Coordinator (USSC), could not reach a definitive conclusion regarding the origin of the bullet that killed Palestinian-American
journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Palestinian Authority (PA) investigations over the last several weeks
By summarizing both investigations, the USSC concluded that gunfire from IDF positions was likely responsible for the death of Shireen Abu
The USSC found no reason to believe that this was intentional but rather the result of tragic circumstances during an IDF-led military
We will remain engaged with Israel and the PA on next steps and urge accountability
regime of Israel have discovered who killed Abu Akleh
State Department investigation
It seemed like they had already prepared their headlines
Associated Press, CNN, the Washington Post and Al Jazeera, for whom Abu Akleh spent 25 years reporting for in the occupied territories found
office have concluded our independent monitoring into the incident
