Abu Akleh’s family released a statement
mondoweissThe United States government has found that Israeli military forces "likely" killed veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in Jenin on May 11. However, the statement says her killing was an un-intentional "result of tragic circumstances during an IDF-led military operation against factions of Palestinian Islamic Jihad".Abu Akleh's family released a statement in response, saying:"With respect to today’s announcement by the State Department - on July 4, no less - that a test of the spent round that killed Shireen Abu Akleh, an American citizen, was inconclusive as to the origin of the gun that fired it, we are incredulous. There were numerous eyewitnesses to the killing, and we have now had the benefit of reports from multiple local and international media outlets, hu...










