The journalistic death storm in Jenin: foreign Minister Yair Lapid Talked tonight (Friday) with the Secretary of State of the United States Anthony Blinken. During the conversation, Lapid expressed his deep protest over the “biased investigation of the Palestinian Authority as well as the CNN investigation,” over the death of journalist Sheerin Abu Akala. The Foreign Minister stressed that “Israel will share the results of our investigation with the United States, as is customary between the two countries.”
The two also discussed the expected visit of the US President Joe Both In Israel and the regional possibilities inherent in the security, economic aspects and ties between the residents of the Middle East that a presidential visit can bring with it. Foreign ministers also discussed global challenges including dealing with Iran and its terrorist affiliates. In addition, Foreign Minister Lapid and Secretary of State Blinken agreed to continue cooperating and taking action to reduce tensions in the region.
As stated, an investigation published on CNN claims that al-Jazeera reporter Shirin Abu Aqla was killed by IDF gunfire.
The investigation claimed that a video documenting the incident and the testimony of eyewitnesses could determine exactly what the shots were that killed the journalist. This is from an analysis of the distance between the source of the shooting and the place where she was killed. According to an expert, this distance was 170-200 meters.
It was further argued that the tree next to which Abu-Akla fell was critical evidence because the black bullets that hit him indicate that the nature of the shooting was intentional. According to analyst Chris Cobes Smith, the fact that there is such a close cluster of three to four shots proves that the shooting was at a target.
A similar conclusion was presented last night by Palestinian Authority Attorney General Akram al-Khatib, who claimed that the IDF had a clear and direct view of the location of journalists in Jenin at the time of the shooting of journalist Sheerin Abu-Akla. The journalists were wearing vests that are accepted in the world, but the soldiers opened fire without any prior warning. “