In addition, a report by the Palestinian Attorney General explains that Israeli security forces fired directly and deliberately at Shireen Abu Akleh, who died of a bullet to the head.
Al Jazeera will send the murder of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in the hands of security forces Israel to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.
The Qatari television network Abu Akleh worked for has explained that it has formed an international coalition and is preparing a dossier to be presented to the prosecutor as “the murder of or physical assault on journalists” is a “war crime”according to article 8 of the ICC letter.
The Palestinian Authority, for its part, has also referred to the ICC a series of crimes allegedly committed by Israel. One is the murder of the journalist, who died after being shot in the head as part of an operation by Israeli security forces in Jenin (West Bank).
According to the Palestinian Attorney General’s report, Akram Al Khatibocollected by the Wafa agency, Abu Akleh was hit by a bullet as she tried to take cover and the shots were direct and intentional.
In addition, the report explains that the projectile is of a model commonly used by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), which allegedly started firing at a range of just over 170 meters and “without notice.” For example, Al Jatib points out that the remains of numerous projectiles at the place of death also confirm that members of the Israeli security forces intent to murder and that they even shot at those who came to help the journalist.
Therefore, the evidence before the Palestinian Attorney General confirms that there have been no armed clashes in the area, which would show that the Abu Akleh assassination was a war crime committed by Israeli forces.
On the other hand, the Palestinian ambassador to the UN, Riyadh Mansur, said at a Security Council meeting that the journalist’s murder was “no mistake”. “We were not killed by accident, but as part of a grand design to make sure we all understand that no one is safe,” he said.
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