the embassy of Israel in Peru issued a statement clarifying that the death of the journalist from the Al Jazeera chain, Shireen abu Akleh, it was because of the shooting of Palestinian terrorists and not because of their Defense Forces.
“In the early hours of the morning, the Defense Forces of Israel carried out an operation in Jenin with the aim of arresting suspected terrorists. Israeli forces were the target of a mass shooting. Al Jazeera journalist Shirin Abu Aqla was injured and died as a result of her injuries, apparently from fire fired by Palestinians, and not fire from the Israel Defense Forces,” she noted.
He also stressed that the Defense Forces of Israel “They always warn journalists who cover this type of situation that they must be extremely careful when entering and staying in spaces where terrorists are shot.”
The embassy also said that in a video the terrorists are heard saying: “We hit a soldier, he is lying on the ground.” However, no Israeli soldiers were injured in the clash, so it is possible that it was the journalist. Shireen abu Akleh.
The state of Israel has assured that he is in favor of the truth and from the Government they have called on the Palestinians to conduct a joint investigation.
“We have offered the Palestinians a joint pathological investigation into the sad death of journalist Shireen Abu Aqla. Journalists must be protected in conflict zones and we all have a responsibility to get to the truth,” she said andForeign Minister Yair Lapid on Twitter this morning.
However, the proposal has been rejected, according to the Embassy of Israel in your statement. “We express our sorrow for the death of the journalist, we consider that press freedom is extremely important and we act in order to preserve it,” she added.