The results of the Palestinian justice investigation into the circumstances of the death of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, killed on May 11 in Jenin, in the West Bank, “show beyond reasonable doubt that the source of the shot was the Israeli occupation forces”writes the Palestinian daily Al-Ayyam.
According to the Palestinian Attorney General Akram Khatib, who unveiled the conclusions of his investigation report on Thursday, May 26, this “crime falls under the category of war crimes”.
On May 11, the star journalist of the pan-Arab channel Al-Jazeera was shot dead near the Jenin refugee camp, a stronghold of the Palestinian armed factions, where Israeli forces were carrying out a raid that day. His death sparked an international outcry.
According to Akram Khatib, whose remarks were relayed by Al-Ayyam, as well as by the other major Palestinian newspaper, Al-QudsShireen Abu Akleh, who wore a bulletproof vest with the word “Pr