In response to an investigation conducted by CNN, which indicates that al-Jazeera journalist Sheerin Abu Akla was deliberately shot by the IDF in the Jenin refugee camp earlier this month, the IDF spokesman said that "the claim denies any basis."
It should be noted that according to the initial investigation, the IDF reported that it was not yet possible to know which of the forces fired at Abu Aqala. Uncontrolled firing by the Palestinians In Israel, they said that if they handed over the bullet, it would be possible to know who fired, while the Palestinians refused to transfer the bullet found in her body.
IDF forces in Jenin // Photo: AFP // IDF forces in Jenin // Photo: AFP,
According to the IDF spokesman, receiving the bullet for a professional ballistic examination may decide between the possibilities.
Among other things, the IDF commented on an investigation by the American News Network: "The Chief of Staff, Major General Aviv Kochavi, instructed to continue operating, to investigate and investigate the incident using all the tools at our disposal and with a commitment to transparency and truth-telling." "We see great importance in the freedom of the press and are working to preserve it."
IDF presents: Two possibilities for the source of the shooting that hit a journalist
As stated, the IDF presented the possibilities that led to the journalist's death: "As part of the attempt to harm the military force, a massive firing of Palestinian gunmen was carried out, in which hundreds of bullets were fired from several points.
"As part of the Palestinian militants' attempt to hit the IDF broadcaster, dozens of bullets were fired uncontrollably at military vehicles, which is also the direction the reporter was heading and may have been the source of the shooting that hit her."
"Many dozens of bullets were fired uncontrollably in the direction of the military vehicles."
YMCA fighters in operational activity in Jenin, Photo: Police Spokeswoman
Also, "the second possibility is that during the fighting one of the fighters fired several bullets from a special slit in the jeep and through a telescopic sight at a terrorist who fired at the vehicle where the fighter was. The terrorist fired shots at an IDF fighter several times and there is a possibility The armed terrorist behind him was hit by gunfire from the fighter towards the terrorist.
The distance from the vehicles to the reporter is about 200 meters.
"Israel even offered the Palestinian representatives (as well as an American representative) to be present and participate in the professional, pathological, ballistic examination processes and even a forensic examination of the bullet - these proposals encountered a lack of cooperation and no response."
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