July 2, 2022
Palestinians hand bullet that killed Al Jazeera journalist to US, says attorney general.
The Palestinian Authority has agreed to hand over the bullet that killed journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in May to the United States, Palestinian sources said Saturday, adding that American representatives are expected to arrive in Ramallah to conduct their investigation.
“We agreed to transfer the bullet to the Americans for examination,” Akram al-Khatib, General Prosecutor for the Palestinian Authority, told Reuters without providing further details.
After an investigation, the Palestinian Authority said she had been shot by an Israeli soldier in a “deliberate murder”.
Israel has denied the accusation and says it is continuing its own investigation.
But it says it cannot determine whether she was shot accidentally by an Israeli soldier or by a Palestinian militant during an exchange of fire without examining the bullet to see if it matches an Israeli military gun.
