Vigilance in Jerusalem ahead of the funeral of the journalist who was killed in Jenin
Sheerin Abu Akala's funeral procession will depart from Ramallah to Jerusalem.
At 3:00 PM, a prayer service will be held at the Catholic Church in Bab al-Khalil, and finally Abu Akla will be buried in the "Zion" cemetery next to her parents.
Following the harsh criticism in the international arena of the killing of the journalist, the IDF reduced its offensive activity in the territories
Shlomi Heller
12/05/2022
Thursday, 12 May 2022, 20:33 Updated: 20:54
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In the video: Abu Mazen at the funeral of the journalist killed in Jenin: "Israel is responsible for her death" (Reuters)
Security forces put on alert tonight (Thursday) in Jerusalem ahead of the funeral of al-Jazeera journalist Sheerin Abu Aqla, who was killed yesterday in an exchange of gunfire between IDF forces and gunmen in Jenin - and will be buried tomorrow
. In Ramallah to the Palestinian Presidential Headquarters in the presence of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, from there, the funeral procession will continue to Jerusalem.
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Abu Akala.
She will be buried next to her parents (Photo: official website, from Facebook)
According to a preliminary investigation conducted by the IDF, all the fighters in the Duvdevan unit claimed that they did not shoot at the journalist or identify her during IDF activity in Jenin.
The investigation also shows that the journalist who was killed in an exchange of gunfire in the city's refugee camp apparently stood in the area from which armed Palestinians fired at the forces.
The initial investigation revealed that IDF forces fired accurately at the gunmen in Jenin, detailing the number of bullets fired by the soldiers and their location on the ground. Weapons that were in "automatic" mode.
At this point, the IDF does not rule out the claim that the fighters accidentally hit a journalist - whether the bullet that killed her in a wall room or a bullet that aimed and hit a terrorist continued on a ballistic trajectory towards her.
Abu Mazen at Abu Akala's funeral service, today (Photo: screenshot, Reuters)
Meanwhile, following the harsh criticism in the international arena of the killing of the journalist, the IDF last night reduced the offensive activity in the territories, which includes arrests of suspected terrorist operatives.
A military source estimated that "The extreme incitement could ignite another wave of terrorism. This is another challenge for the army. The Judea and Samaria Division is soon preparing to absorb the reserve battalions that will replace some of the regular forces that will be available for training or the General Staff exercise."
The source added that the investigation conducted by the commander of the commando brigade, Mani Liberty, into the affair in the Jenin refugee camp will probably be presented next week to the commander of the Judea and Samaria division, Avi Ballot, and then to the commander of the Central Command, Yehuda Fox. Although an individual investigation was conducted for all the fighters who took part in the activity, "explained a source in the details.
Funeral service of Sheerin Abu Akala in Mukataa with the participation of PA President Abu Mazen and senior PA officials (Photo: screenshot, Reuters)
The exchange of fire reportedly developed between the parties after the IDF closed in on a house where gunmen were fortified. , Who was for years a reporter and photographer for the British news agency Reuters.
Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi expressed regret over the journalist's death and added that a special team would be set up to investigate the case.
Earlier, the IDF released a video showing gunmen bragging about firing on a soldier, which the army claims raises the suspicion of harming journalists in particular by the Palestinians
. Direction, "the chief of staff claimed.
"Unlike the Palestinians, IDF soldiers carry out professional and selective firing.
The reporter who was killed was at the scene.
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