The Israeli military acknowledged the "misunderstanding" Palestinian female reporter and refused to sue any soldier

Jimu Journalist Song Qingying

Palestinian American female reporter Hilly Abu Abu Aklish suddenly died. She was well known in the Arab world, but the cause of death was endless. According to CNN, on September 5, local time, the Israeli National Defense Forces admitted for the first time that Aklli was very likely to be shot by the Israeli army to kill. However, the Israeli army did not intend to raise criminal allegations against any soldiers involved in the case.

Hilin Abu Aklikh

Israeli admits to the shooting, but says "I don't know it is a reporter"

In May of this year, Aklik reported that the Israeli army and the Palestinians unfortunately shot their heads when they were unfortunately conflicted with Jie Ning on the west bank of the Jordan River, and they died after being sent to the hospital.

After the death of Aklli, Israel's initial report stated that the Palestinian radicals shot and killed her, but the Palestinians and colleagues with Aklik at the time stated that she was killed by Israeli soldiers.

Aklikhn fell to the ground

The truth of the shooting incident has attracted widespread attention from the international community. In July this year, the United States also involved in the investigation, but the U.S. State Department said that the investigation could not determine which side of the gun.

On September 5th, the Office of the Israeli National Defense Army Military and Law Department said that Aklli was likely to be mistaken by the Israeli National Defense Forces that Palestinian militants and then fired.

A senior official of the Israeli National Defense Army said that the soldiers did not know that they were aimed at the reporter, and said that Aklikh's back to the soldiers could lead to shooting.

However, eight witnesses, an audio forensic analyst, and an explosive weapon expert confirmed that the Israeli army deliberately targeted Aklikh. Judging from the shooting scene, Aklikh was wearing a protective vest, and the front and back were marked with "Press".

Israeli does not intend to sue any soldier

According to the military statement, he did not intend to sue any soldiers involved. "The decision was based on the results of the review. The result was determined that the soldiers soldiers only fired at the people who identified as armed terrorists, rather than intentionally shot to civilians, especially reporters. "

Israeli officials first claimed that the bullets that killed Aklikh were seriously damaged and could not be sure which gun was fired.

Later, the official also said that before Aklli was killed, the soldiers in the region had suffered "one hour and fifteen minutes". The shooting soldiers may be on a armored military vehicle south of Aklli, with a limited range of sight, thinking that they were shooting at the militants.

However, according to the witnesses, before Akllih died, there was no active battle nearby, nor did the Palestinian militants.

Spanish women hold up Aklik's portrait

Aklik's death caused the vibration and anger of the international community. Aklikh's employer Peninsula TV insisted that the Israeli military should be responsible for her death and condemned the military to avoid criminal liability for killing Aklikh. Delayed for more than 100 days.

After the results of the Israeli National Defense Force's investigation were announced, Aklikh's family expressed attacks and continued to call on the United States to conduct an independent investigation. "This is the minimum thing that the US government should do for their citizens. The accountability system needs to take action."

(Picture source: CNN)

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