American-Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, killed on May 11 in the occupied West Bank, was “
likely
” the victim of a shooting from an Israeli position, the American experts having “
no reason
” to believe that it was intentional shooting, the State Department said Monday.
The American analysis, however, could not reach a definitive conclusion as to the origin of the bullet that killed the correspondent of Al-Jazeera, who was covering an Israeli military operation in Jenin that day, the projectile being "
very damaged
,” the statement said.