“[I]It appears that the source of the gunfire that struck and killed Ms. Abu Aghle cannot be determined beyond reasonable doubt. “However, it is more likely that Ms. Abu Aqle was accidentally hit during the firefight when the IDF opened fire on the suspects, identified as armed Palestinian gunmen,” the IDF said in a statement.
A senior IDF official, who briefed journalists on the findings of the military’s investigation before their release, said that IDF troops were not aware of the shooting at the press and that Abu Aghle’s back was “probably” turned to the soldiers. Contributing factor. In pictures taken from the scene of the shooting, Abu Aghle is wearing a protective vest with the words “PRESS” on both the front and back.
“When they opened fire in that direction, the soldiers did not know they were shooting at journalists. They thought they were being shot by terrorists,” the IDF official said.
“When the soldier made that decision, it was a blink of an eye,” the officer said. “The soldier did not want to hurt or hurt the Al Jazeera journalist [journalist] from any other network.”
“Soldier sorry, I’m sorry. This shouldn’t have happened, this shouldn’t have happened. He didn’t do this on purpose,” the officer said. He did not name the player.
When he was killed, Abu Aghle was with a group of other journalists, including his producer Ali al-Samoudi, who was injured in the incident.
According to a Palestinian autopsy, Abu Aghle was killed by a single bullet to the back of the head.
