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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By James Mackenzie

Israel: Al Jazeera reporter was likely killed unintentionally by its forces

FILE PHOTO: Palestinians sit in front of a mural depicting the slain Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh ahead of the visit of U.S. President Joe Biden at Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank July 13, 2022. REUTERS\Mussa Qawasma

Israeli investigations into the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in May concluded that she was likely to have been unintentionally shot by an Israeli soldier but was not deliberately targeted, the military said on Monday.

Abu Akleh, a U.S.-Palestinian citizen, was shot dead on May 11 while covering an Israeli military operation in the volatile town of Jenin in the occupied West Bank in circumstances that remain heavily disputed.

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