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Documentary Identifies Israeli Soldier in Shireen Abu Akleh Killing

The film also alleges a Biden administration cover-up and renewed calls for accountability in the journalist's 2022 death.

A woman lights a candle in front of a poster depicting veteran Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was shot dead while covering an Israeli army raid in Jenin, at the the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank biblical city of Bethlehem on May 11, 2022.
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Overview

  • The documentary 'Who Killed Shireen?' names a 20-year-old Israeli soldier as the individual responsible for Abu Akleh's death during a Jenin raid.
  • The soldier was reportedly on his first combat tour in the occupied West Bank when the incident occurred.
  • The film claims that the Biden administration suppressed evidence to protect US-Israel relations, overruling findings that the killing was intentional.
  • Israel has acknowledged its troops were responsible but maintains the shooting was accidental and has not pursued criminal charges.
  • Abu Akleh's killing, while she was wearing a press vest, has reignited international demands for an independent investigation into the targeting of journalists.