Despite growing calls for an independent probe into the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was fatally shot by Israeli forces in May, a top US official has suggested that Washington does not back such an investigation.
At a hearing on Thursday, Senator Chris Van Hollen grilled Barbara Leaf, assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, over the Biden administration’s handling of the incident, raising concerns that the issue is “not getting the attention it deserves”.
