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Why is Al Jazeera taking killed journalist case to the ICC?

ICC Al Jazeera Abu Akleh Shireen Abu Akleh Israel Palestinian Authority

A protester holds a photo of slain Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh [File: Alex Kent/Getty Images]

The Al Jazeera Media Network has said that it will submit a case to the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague to investigate the killing of its journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by Israeli forces.

In a statement issued on Thursday, the network said it had formed an international coalition that consists of its legal team along with international experts, and is preparing a dossier on the killing of Abu Akleh for submission to the ICC prosecutor.

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