Israeli forces used “lethal force without justification” when they
shot and killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in the
occupied West Bank, violating her “right to life”, according to a new report by a UN-mandated investigative body.
The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem and Israel “concluded
on reasonable grounds that Israeli forces used lethal force without justification under international human rights law”, it said in a
report released on Monday.
Abu Akleh, a Palestinian-American and acclaimed correspondent for the Doha-based media network, was shot in the head while covering an
Israeli military raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West
Bank in May 2022.
“The killing of Shireen Abu Akleh in Jenin is a direct result of
Israel’s militarisation of law enforcement operations in the West
Bank, including East Jerusalem,” said Navi Pillay, Chair of the
Commission.
“Shireen Abu Akleh is another victim of the excessive and
disproportionate force used by Israeli security forces in these
operations. This was also an attack against journalists, who were all
clearly identifiable, which is a recurring pattern identified by the Commission.”
The UN body recommended that the Israeli government cooperate fully
with the United States investigation into the killing of Abu Akleh. It
said it would provide the evidence it collected to the International
Criminal Court for its investigation into the Situation in the State
of Palestine.
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