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Israel PM opposes prosecuting soldier who likely shot Jazeera reporter

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JERUSALEM: Israel Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Wednesday (Sep 7) pushed back against suggestions of prosecuting a soldier who likely shot dead Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh during an army operation this year. The veteran Al Jazeera reporter was wearing a bulletproof vest marked 'Press'

JERUSALEM: Israel Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Wednesday pushed back against suggestions of prosecuting a soldier who likely shot dead Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh during an army operation this year.

The acknowledgement comes after months in which the army had insisted it was impossible to determine the source of the deadly shot that killed the celebrated Al Jazeera journalist, saying it could have been militant fire. US State Department spokesman Vedant Patel had told a press briefing Tuesday:"We're going to continue to press our Israeli partners to closely review its policies and practices on rules of engagement and consider additional steps to mitigate the risk of civilian harm".

Israel's military advocate said Monday that the circumstances of the incident"do not raise the suspicion of a crime having been committed which would justify the opening of a criminal investigation".

 

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