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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel Says it Will Test Bullet that Killed Abu Akleh, Palestinians Disagree

People light candles during a vigil in memory of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed during an Israeli raid, outside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma

Israel said on Sunday it would test a bullet, which killed Palestinian-American journalist and Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh on May 11, to determine whether one of its soldiers shot her and said a US observer would be present for the procedure that could deliver results within hours.

The Palestinians, who on Saturday handed over the bullet to a US security coordinator, said they had been assured that Israel would not take part in the ballistics.

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