The Palestinian Authority said its investigation found that Israeli forces deliberately shot Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed earlier this month while covering an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin.
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Palestinians, witnesses and Al Jazeera have said the Israeli military shot and killed Abu Akleh, who wore a helmet and a bulletproof vest marked "press." “The only shooting was by the occupation forces, with the aim of killing,” al-Khatib said, adding the investigation concluded there no Palestinian militants in the immediate area of where Abu Akleh was killed.Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz
"The IDF is conducting an ongoing investigation into the matter in order to reveal the truth," Gantz added. "Investigations and briefings are not carried out at press conferences, but rather in closed rooms, and while transmitting information."
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