Statement from Prime Minister Naftali Bennett following the Sad Death of
Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu-Aqla
(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Foreign Media Adviser)
https://youtu.be/YjWNrSwFM_I for the video
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, this morning (Wednesday, 11 May 2022):
"According to the information we have gathered, it appears likely that armed
Palestinians - who were firing indiscriminately at the time - were
responsible for the unfortunate death of the journalist.
Palestinians in Jenin were even filmed boasting "We hit a soldier; he's
lying on the ground"( https://youtu.be/YjWNrSwFM_I ) However, no IDF
soldier was injured, which increases the possibility that Palestinian
terrorists were the ones who shot the journalist.
Israel has called on the Palestinians to conduct a joint pathological
analysis and investigation, which would be based on all of the existing
documentation and findings, in order to get to the truth. So far, the
Palestinians have refused this offer.
IDF forces will continue their counterterrorism operations, in order to end
the deadly wave of terror and restore security to the citizens of Israel."
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