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Sirin Abu Akleh: Rare unanimous position on Israel issue by UN Security Council

The UN Security Council “unequivocally condemned the May 11 murder of Palestinian-American journalist Sirin Abu Akleh and the injury of another journalist in the West Bank city of Jenin “, in a unanimous statement that was adopted yesterday, Friday, according to diplomats.

The Security Council requested that in addition to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s ongoing inspections in Iran, that it monitor Iran’s compliance with “the steps required by the a very rare unanimous position on an issue concerning Israel, “An immediate, in-depth, transparent and impartial investigation” into the murder of the journalist. It also emphasizes the “need for guarantees to be held accountable” to the perpetrator or perpetrators, according to the text provided by AFP.

According to diplomats who asked not to be named, the negotiations for the approval of the text were particularly “difficult”.

China has secured US cuts to allegations of media misconduct in the world and defended its freedom and protection in covering military operations, according to diplomatic imgs and various versions of the statement. AFP during the talks, according to the Athens News Agency.

The text adopted was limited to the reminder that “journalists should be protected as civilians”. He did not mention the clashes that took place yesterday between Israeli police and Palestinians during the journalist’s funeral.

Sirin Abu Akleh, who worked for Al Jazeera television, was shot Wednesday in the head while covering an Israeli military raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the northern part of the West Bank. in 1967.

Initially, Israel said the journalist was “probably” killed by Palestinian gunfire. However, Israel later said it did not rule out the possibility that the bullet might be fired by its own troops. The Palestinian Authority, the network Al Jazeera and the Qatari government accuse the Israeli army of killing her.

Source: News Beast

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