Blinken stresses importance of concluding Israeli probe into reporter's killing

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference following a meeting with Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Pekka Haavisto at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 27, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke on Friday to Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and stressed the importance of concluding the probes into the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, the State Department said.

"Secretary Blinken underscored the importance of concluding the investigations into the death of Palestinian-American Shireen Abu Akleh," the State Department said in a statement.