One 12 months after the killing of Al-Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh, a widely known determine within the Arab world, a number of memorial providers had been held within the occupied West Bank Thursday.
The journalist was shot useless throughout an Israeli army operation in Jenin within the northern West Bank. To mark the anniversary, the Ramallah municipality laid the muse stone for a museum devoted to her.
In addition, Bir Zeit University close to Ramallah introduced three winners of a media award named after Abu Akleh.
The dying of the Palestinian reporter, who was additionally a U.S. citizen, brought about a global outcry.
An Israeli army investigation concluded that the capturing couldn’t be clearly attributed, however was “very likely” by chance fired by an Israeli soldier.
There was additionally a firefight with Palestinian armed teams throughout the operation. No legal investigation was launched.
Al-Jazeera took the case to the International Court of Justice in The Hague in December.
It accused Israel of “directly firing” on the journalist and her colleagues. The perpetrators must be held accountable and delivered to justice, the broadcaster stated.
The United States additionally investigated the case and was unable to succeed in a definitive conclusion concerning the origin of the bullet that killed Abu Akleh.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
