Gantz: "No IDF firing on journalist" identified, Palestinians deny Bennett's appeal | Israel Today

The chairman of the Palestinian Authority, Abu Mazen, called the heads of the Al-Jazeera network in Israel to offer their condolences on the death of the journalist, Sheerin Abu Akala, who was killed today (Wednesday) in Jenin.

"Palestine has lost one of the knights of truth who worked to bring the Palestinian story to the world and witnessed the documentation of the crimes of the Israeli occupation against my son in the Palestinian people," Abu Mazen said. 

A senior Palestinian Authority official told Israel Today that in Ramallah the allegations in Israel were rejected that journalist Abu Akala may have been killed by Palestinian gunfire, and that the PA intends to appeal to the US administration to order an independent investigation by Palestinian and international elements without Israeli involvement.

"If it was a Jewish journalist, you would accuse us of terrorism, and the United States would back you up," the senior official said. "We want Israel to be held accountable, and we will not accept apologies from it.

We will continue to monitor this issue, take advantage of all our legal tools and act before the International Criminal Court. "

The organization "If You Will" and "Go Jerusalem" claim: The documentation that is revealed - the journalist in Jinin was hit by the terrorists' fire *

Palestinian Authority Minister of Civil Affairs Hussein Isheikh said they "deny what Bennett announced about the Israeli government's request to the PA for an investigation into the killing of Abu Akla. We hold Israel responsible for Sheerin's death. The authority will transfer this case to the inkwell." The criminal. "

Meanwhile, Defense Minister Bnei Gantz addressed the Knesset plenum today and addressed the morning event in Jenin.

"I would like to express great sorrow over her death. The State of Israel considers it of paramount importance in preserving human life, and in preserving the freedom of the press," Ganz said. 

"IDF soldiers will never intentionally harm journalists, and any attempt to hint at that is futile.

The accusations regarding Israel's information bodies and in particular the IDF Spokesman, including by Knesset members and others, are also untrue. Preliminary investigations conducted by the IDF in the last few hours indicate that no shots were fired at the journalist, but we are continuing the investigation.

On the other hand, we saw videos from the arena showing massive and indiscriminate firing of Palestinian terrorists. " 

Participated in the preparation of the article by Lilach Shoval.

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