Posted on 05/12/22
| News Source: Arutz-7
The body of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh, who was killed in a shootout between IDF forces and Arab terrorists in Jenin yesterday, was transported Wednesday evening by the Red Crescent from Ramallah through the Qalandiya checkpoint, on her way to the French hospital in Sheikh Jarrah.
The Palestinian Authority held a funeral service today at the Muqata in Ramallah for Abu Aqleh,
Shouts of 'Allahu Akbar!' were made at the funeral service, and M-16 assault rifles, the same weapon by which Abu Aqleh was killed, were waved.
Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas said at the ceremony, "Shireen is the martyr of Jerusalem. She is a symbol of a Palestinian woman and a soldier media woman. Sheerin paid with her life for her people and the issues important to them. The crime of killing Sheerin is not the first crime, and many Palestinian journalists have been killed."
"We hold Israel fully responsible for its murder. This crime cannot pass without consequences. We refuse and will refuse to conduct a joint investigation with the Israeli authorities, as it is the one that committed the crime. We will soon reach the court in The Hague to investigate the criminals," said Abbas.
The Palestinian Authority pathologist who performed the initial autopsy said last night at a press conference that it was not possible to determine with certainty at the moment whether Abu Aqleh had been shot by an IDF rifle or by a terrorist.