Israeli Jewish settler were filmed spitting on a group of Christian worshipers in occupied Jerusalem [Original post] In a disgusting behavior, colonial Israeli Jewish settlers on their way to Jerusalem to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Sukkot were filmed spitting on a group of Christian worshipers for no apparent reason. [Found by: Quds News Network] [Location: West Bank > East Jerusalem/Al-Quds]
A Palestinian farm in the village of Deir Dibwan was set on fire and olive trees cut down by settlers [Original post] A Palestinian farm in the village of Deir Dibwan was set on fire this morning, and olive trees were cut down. The graffiti sprayed on the door says 'revenge'. The situation in the are has escalated since two new outposts have been established recently. Photos : village council [Found by: Yesh Din]
A Palestinian farm in the village of Deir Dibwan was set on fire and olive trees cut down by settlers [Original post] A Palestinian farm in the village of Deir Dibwan was set on fire this morning, and olive trees were cut down. The graffiti sprayed on the door says 'revenge'. The situation in the are has escalated since two new outposts have been established recently. Photos : village council [Found by: Yesh Din] [Location: West Bank > Deir Dibwan > Ramallah]
Ben Gvir: My family's right to move freely in the West Bank is more important than Arabs' [Original post] Here’s Israel’s minister of national security endorsing apartheid: “My right, my wife's right, my kids right to move around freely on the roads of Judea and Samaria is more important than the right of movement of Arabs” Oh, this is from one year ago today [Tags: Mainstream, Human Dignity, Radio / TV, Jewish Supremacists, Apartheid] [Found by: @AssalRad, @Ahmad_tibi]
Israeli soldiers attack and injure an elderly man near Al-Aqsa Mosque [Original post] 6-Israeli soldiers knock down elderly Palestinian man near Al-Aqsa, injuring him [Tags: Mosque, Beatings] [Found by: AHMAD'] [Location: Jerusalem > Al-Aqsa Mosque]
Forensic Investigation about the extrajudicial killing of Shireen Abu Akleh [Original post] NEW Investigation by FA and @alhaq_org 's FAI Unit into the 11 May extrajudicial killing of Shireen Abu Akleh uses previously unseen footage provided by @AJArabic and advanced spatial and audio analysis to reveal conclusive evidence. Full investigation: https://bit.ly/3SiDZLh 1/9 [Tags: Murder, Journalism, Impunity, Freedom of expression] [Found by: @ForensicArchi] [Location: West Bank > Jenin] [Archivist Notes] A. The murder On 11 May 2022 , Al Jazeera American-Palestinian reporter Shireen Abu Akleh and a group of five other journalists arrived at Balat Al Shuhada’ street in Jenin to report on a raid on the nearby refugee camp by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). The journalists wore prominent ‘PRESS’ vests that identified them as such, from both the front and back, and followed standard protocols for self-identification as they slowly approached a convoy of five armoured Israeli military vehicles parked along an unnamed street intersecting Balat Al Shuhada’. The Israeli army vehicles were approximately 200 metres south of the journalists. The journalists present during this incident were: Shireen Abu Akleh (fatally hit in her head) Shatha Hanaysha (first eye witness under the fire standing near Shireen when Shireen was shot and killed) Ali Al-Samoudi (injured in the shoulder) Mujahid al-Saadi Muhannad Nairoukh Majdi Bannoura At 6:31 AM Israeli army special forces marksman (different from ‘snipers’, they are part of a standard fighting squad: their task is to target shots more accurately than regular troops using guns having a bio-pod and an optical scope such as Trijicon ACOG x4) fired the first burst of six bullets directly at the group of journalists from a sniper hole in the military vehicle at the front of the Israeli army convoy. One of the shots hit journalist Ali Al-Samoudi in the shoulder Eight seconds later , as the journalists attempted to take cover, the Israeli army marksman fired a second burst consisting of a further seven distinct gunshots, once again targeting the journalists. One of those bullets hit Shireen Abu Akleh in the head , fatally wounding her. Two minutes later , an unarmed civilian, Sharif al-Azab, attempted to deliver first aid to Shireen, and he, too, was fired at with three distinct gunshots See the Timeline of the incident reconstructed by Forensic Architecture She was transported to Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin , where she was pronounced dead, at the age of 51. The injured journalist, Ali Samoadi, of the Al-Quds newspaper, was shot in the back but survived. B. The aftermath of the murder On May 11, 2022 : The Israeli military and Israel's US embassy tweeted a video of Palestinian gunmen in Jenin firing down an alley , suggesting they were responsible. However Israeli NGO B'Tselem visited the scene where that footage was taken, and said it was impossible for Abu Akleh to have been hit from there. On May 13, 2022 : Abu Akleh’s body was brought from Jenin, where she was killed by Israeli forces on Wednesday, to Jerusalem via Nablus and Ramallah, in a procession where Palestinians paid their respects. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has said that he would take Abu Akleh’s case to the International Criminal Court in an effort to get justice for the veteran reporter, who joined Al Jazeera in 1997, and was an icon in Palestine and the wider Arab world. In a scene that violates all norms and International laws, the Israeli occupation forces stormed the French Hospital in Jerusalem and attacked the mourners of the late Shireen Abu Akleh at the start of the funeral procession. They severely beat the pallbearers of the late journalist. Israeli forces beat crowd of mourners carrying coffin of Shireen Abu Akleh ahead of funeral in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem. Thousands of Palestinians have gathered for the funeral service, before Abu Akleh is taken to the Mount Zion Protestant Cemetery, where she will be buried alongside her late parents. Sources C. Independant Forensic Architecture Investigation General conclusion of the investigation : The journalists were clearly identifiable as press/non-combatants to the Israeli army marksman. The Israeli army marksman deliberately and repeatedly targeted Shireen and her fellow journalists with the intention to kill. The attack on Shireen and her journalist colleagues occurred during a period without risk to the Israeli army marksman’s life or that of other soldiers. There were no shots other than those of the Israeli marksman fired at the time and no armed individuals in the vicinity of the journalists. Shireen was deliberately denied first aid after being shot by the Israeli army. Conclusions of Audio and acoustic analysis | Gunfire before,during and after the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh by Researcher in charge: Dr. Lawrence Abu Hamdan: The shooter fired a semi-automatic weapon from approximately 180 metres away from Shireen Abu Akleh. This shooter pulled the trigger on seven separate occasions within two seconds making the claim that at no point was there any intentional gunfire carried out by IDF soldiers in a manner intended to harm the journalist” highly improbable. All gunshots audible in the 2 minutes prior to the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh are fired from the same position. No other shots in this recording are firing towards the military position from the the vicinity of Shireen Abu Akleh and her colleagues. This report finds no evidence to support the claims that life-threatening, widespread and indiscriminate shots were fired toward IDF soldiers.” The journalist was not “present in the area during an exchange of fire. The online report with videos the PFD Complete report D. International statements On October 13, 2022 UN human rights experts have condemned the killing of Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, and called for a prompt, transparent, thorough and independent investigation into her death. “The killing of Abu Akleh is another serious attack on media freedom and freedom of expression, amid the escalation of violence in the occupied West Bank.(...) We demand a prompt, independent, impartial, effective, thorough and transparent investigation into the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, in full compliance with the Revised United Nations Manual on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-Legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions (The Minnesota Protocol on the Investigation of Potentially Unlawful Death). We urge the Israeli and Palestinian authorities and other stakeholders to cooperate with such an investigation." Powerful statement by Shireen Abu Akleh’s family saying they are “incredulous” after the State Department released its finding, calling it “insulting to Shireen’s memory.” E. Further linked incidents againt press freedom and Shireen Memory Her funeral was assaulted by Israely Security Police throughout the procession in Jerusalem, with the coffin bearers being violently beaten with batons and prevented from moving forward. The coffin nearly fell to the ground multiple times. All of these scenes were filmed and broadcast around the world. The White House denounced the violence as “deeply disturbing.” Her memorial, located at the site where she was killed, was desecrated by Israeli forces during a raid in Jenin in October 2023. A D9 Caterpillar bulldozer was used to clear the road and destroy the street mural commemorating her. During the Israeli raid on the Al Jazeera office to shut it down in September 2024, the poster in memory of Shireen that adorned the façade was immediately removed and torn apart in full view of the cameras. Her colleagues, and particulary Shatha Hanaysha, were subjected to threats and attempts on their lives while covering stories. On September 19, Israeli forces violently arrested prominent Palestinian journalist Mujahed al-Saadi, breaking into his home in the middle of the night in Jenin, an illegally occupied part of the West Bank. Al-Saadi had been present when the IDF shot and killed Shireen Abu Akleh in 2022 and had recently reported for Drop Site during Israel’s brutal 10-day siege of Jenin.
Israeli soliders deliberately killed Shireen Abu Akleh on May 11, 2022, according to Forensic Architecture and Al-Haq [Original post] Israeli occupation forces deliberately killed Shireen Abu Akleh on May 11, 2022, according to an investigation carried out by Forensic Architecture and Al-Haq. She was shot in her head while wearing a flak jacket, clearly identifying her as a member of the press. [Tags: Murder, Journalism, Impunity, Freedom of expression] [Found by: @ForensicArchi, @MintPressNews] [Location: West Bank > Jenin] [Archivist Notes] A. The murder On 11 May 2022 , Al Jazeera American-Palestinian reporter Shireen Abu Akleh and a group of five other journalists arrived at Balat Al Shuhada’ street in Jenin to report on a raid on the nearby refugee camp by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). The journalists wore prominent ‘PRESS’ vests that identified them as such, from both the front and back, and followed standard protocols for self-identification as they slowly approached a convoy of five armoured Israeli military vehicles parked along an unnamed street intersecting Balat Al Shuhada’. The Israeli army vehicles were approximately 200 metres south of the journalists. The journalists present during this incident were: Shireen Abu Akleh (fatally hit in her head) Shatha Hanaysha (first eye witness under the fire standing near Shireen when Shireen was shot and killed) Ali Al-Samoudi (injured in the shoulder) Mujahid al-Saadi Muhannad Nairoukh Majdi Bannoura At 6:31 AM Israeli army special forces marksman (different from ‘snipers’, they are part of a standard fighting squad: their task is to target shots more accurately than regular troops using guns having a bio-pod and an optical scope such as Trijicon ACOG x4) fired the first burst of six bullets directly at the group of journalists from a sniper hole in the military vehicle at the front of the Israeli army convoy. One of the shots hit journalist Ali Al-Samoudi in the shoulder Eight seconds later , as the journalists attempted to take cover, the Israeli army marksman fired a second burst consisting of a further seven distinct gunshots, once again targeting the journalists. One of those bullets hit Shireen Abu Akleh in the head , fatally wounding her. Two minutes later , an unarmed civilian, Sharif al-Azab, attempted to deliver first aid to Shireen, and he, too, was fired at with three distinct gunshots See the Timeline of the incident reconstructed by Forensic Architecture She was transported to Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin , where she was pronounced dead, at the age of 51. The injured journalist, Ali Samoadi, of the Al-Quds newspaper, was shot in the back but survived. B. The aftermath of the murder On May 11, 2022 : The Israeli military and Israel's US embassy tweeted a video of Palestinian gunmen in Jenin firing down an alley , suggesting they were responsible. However Israeli NGO B'Tselem visited the scene where that footage was taken, and said it was impossible for Abu Akleh to have been hit from there. On May 13, 2022 : Abu Akleh’s body was brought from Jenin, where she was killed by Israeli forces on Wednesday, to Jerusalem via Nablus and Ramallah, in a procession where Palestinians paid their respects. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has said that he would take Abu Akleh’s case to the International Criminal Court in an effort to get justice for the veteran reporter, who joined Al Jazeera in 1997, and was an icon in Palestine and the wider Arab world. In a scene that violates all norms and International laws, the Israeli occupation forces stormed the French Hospital in Jerusalem and attacked the mourners of the late Shireen Abu Akleh at the start of the funeral procession. They severely beat the pallbearers of the late journalist. Israeli forces beat crowd of mourners carrying coffin of Shireen Abu Akleh ahead of funeral in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem. Thousands of Palestinians have gathered for the funeral service, before Abu Akleh is taken to the Mount Zion Protestant Cemetery, where she will be buried alongside her late parents. Sources C. Independant Forensic Architecture Investigation General conclusion of the investigation : The journalists were clearly identifiable as press/non-combatants to the Israeli army marksman. The Israeli army marksman deliberately and repeatedly targeted Shireen and her fellow journalists with the intention to kill. The attack on Shireen and her journalist colleagues occurred during a period without risk to the Israeli army marksman’s life or that of other soldiers. There were no shots other than those of the Israeli marksman fired at the time and no armed individuals in the vicinity of the journalists. Shireen was deliberately denied first aid after being shot by the Israeli army. Conclusions of Audio and acoustic analysis | Gunfire before,during and after the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh by Researcher in charge: Dr. Lawrence Abu Hamdan: The shooter fired a semi-automatic weapon from approximately 180 metres away from Shireen Abu Akleh. This shooter pulled the trigger on seven separate occasions within two seconds making the claim that at no point was there any intentional gunfire carried out by IDF soldiers in a manner intended to harm the journalist” highly improbable. All gunshots audible in the 2 minutes prior to the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh are fired from the same position. No other shots in this recording are firing towards the military position from the the vicinity of Shireen Abu Akleh and her colleagues. This report finds no evidence to support the claims that life-threatening, widespread and indiscriminate shots were fired toward IDF soldiers.” The journalist was not “present in the area during an exchange of fire. The online report with videos the PFD Complete report D. International statements On October 13, 2022 UN human rights experts have condemned the killing of Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, and called for a prompt, transparent, thorough and independent investigation into her death. “The killing of Abu Akleh is another serious attack on media freedom and freedom of expression, amid the escalation of violence in the occupied West Bank.(...) We demand a prompt, independent, impartial, effective, thorough and transparent investigation into the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, in full compliance with the Revised United Nations Manual on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-Legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions (The Minnesota Protocol on the Investigation of Potentially Unlawful Death). We urge the Israeli and Palestinian authorities and other stakeholders to cooperate with such an investigation." Powerful statement by Shireen Abu Akleh’s family saying they are “incredulous” after the State Department released its finding, calling it “insulting to Shireen’s memory.” E. Further linked incidents againt press freedom and Shireen Memory Her funeral was assaulted by Israely Security Police throughout the procession in Jerusalem, with the coffin bearers being violently beaten with batons and prevented from moving forward. The coffin nearly fell to the ground multiple times. All of these scenes were filmed and broadcast around the world. The White House denounced the violence as “deeply disturbing.” Her memorial, located at the site where she was killed, was desecrated by Israeli forces during a raid in Jenin in October 2023. A D9 Caterpillar bulldozer was used to clear the road and destroy the street mural commemorating her. During the Israeli raid on the Al Jazeera office to shut it down in September 2024, the poster in memory of Shireen that adorned the façade was immediately removed and torn apart in full view of the cameras. Her colleagues, and particulary Shatha Hanaysha, were subjected to threats and attempts on their lives while covering stories. On September 19, Israeli forces violently arrested prominent Palestinian journalist Mujahed al-Saadi, breaking into his home in the middle of the night in Jenin, an illegally occupied part of the West Bank. Al-Saadi had been present when the IDF shot and killed Shireen Abu Akleh in 2022 and had recently reported for Drop Site during Israel’s brutal 10-day siege of Jenin.
Shireen Abu Akleh and her colleagues were deliberately and repeatedly targeted according to Forensic Architecture analysis [Original post] #2. Shireen and her colleagues were deliberately and repeatedly targeted. Our analysis of the shots' impact points confirms their close proximity to one another, indicating precise and careful aim. All shots were fired above the shoulders, revealing an intent to kill. 3/9 [Tags: Murder, Journalism, Impunity, Freedom of expression] [Found by: @ForensicArchi] [Location: West Bank > Jenin] [Archivist Notes] A. The murder On 11 May 2022 , Al Jazeera American-Palestinian reporter Shireen Abu Akleh and a group of five other journalists arrived at Balat Al Shuhada’ street in Jenin to report on a raid on the nearby refugee camp by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). The journalists wore prominent ‘PRESS’ vests that identified them as such, from both the front and back, and followed standard protocols for self-identification as they slowly approached a convoy of five armoured Israeli military vehicles parked along an unnamed street intersecting Balat Al Shuhada’. The Israeli army vehicles were approximately 200 metres south of the journalists. The journalists present during this incident were: Shireen Abu Akleh (fatally hit in her head) Shatha Hanaysha (first eye witness under the fire standing near Shireen when Shireen was shot and killed) Ali Al-Samoudi (injured in the shoulder) Mujahid al-Saadi Muhannad Nairoukh Majdi Bannoura At 6:31 AM Israeli army special forces marksman (different from ‘snipers’, they are part of a standard fighting squad: their task is to target shots more accurately than regular troops using guns having a bio-pod and an optical scope such as Trijicon ACOG x4) fired the first burst of six bullets directly at the group of journalists from a sniper hole in the military vehicle at the front of the Israeli army convoy. One of the shots hit journalist Ali Al-Samoudi in the shoulder Eight seconds later , as the journalists attempted to take cover, the Israeli army marksman fired a second burst consisting of a further seven distinct gunshots, once again targeting the journalists. One of those bullets hit Shireen Abu Akleh in the head , fatally wounding her. Two minutes later , an unarmed civilian, Sharif al-Azab, attempted to deliver first aid to Shireen, and he, too, was fired at with three distinct gunshots See the Timeline of the incident reconstructed by Forensic Architecture She was transported to Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin , where she was pronounced dead, at the age of 51. The injured journalist, Ali Samoadi, of the Al-Quds newspaper, was shot in the back but survived. B. The aftermath of the murder On May 11, 2022 : The Israeli military and Israel's US embassy tweeted a video of Palestinian gunmen in Jenin firing down an alley , suggesting they were responsible. However Israeli NGO B'Tselem visited the scene where that footage was taken, and said it was impossible for Abu Akleh to have been hit from there. On May 13, 2022 : Abu Akleh’s body was brought from Jenin, where she was killed by Israeli forces on Wednesday, to Jerusalem via Nablus and Ramallah, in a procession where Palestinians paid their respects. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has said that he would take Abu Akleh’s case to the International Criminal Court in an effort to get justice for the veteran reporter, who joined Al Jazeera in 1997, and was an icon in Palestine and the wider Arab world. In a scene that violates all norms and International laws, the Israeli occupation forces stormed the French Hospital in Jerusalem and attacked the mourners of the late Shireen Abu Akleh at the start of the funeral procession. They severely beat the pallbearers of the late journalist. Israeli forces beat crowd of mourners carrying coffin of Shireen Abu Akleh ahead of funeral in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem. Thousands of Palestinians have gathered for the funeral service, before Abu Akleh is taken to the Mount Zion Protestant Cemetery, where she will be buried alongside her late parents. Sources C. Independant Forensic Architecture Investigation General conclusion of the investigation : The journalists were clearly identifiable as press/non-combatants to the Israeli army marksman. The Israeli army marksman deliberately and repeatedly targeted Shireen and her fellow journalists with the intention to kill. The attack on Shireen and her journalist colleagues occurred during a period without risk to the Israeli army marksman’s life or that of other soldiers. There were no shots other than those of the Israeli marksman fired at the time and no armed individuals in the vicinity of the journalists. Shireen was deliberately denied first aid after being shot by the Israeli army. Conclusions of Audio and acoustic analysis | Gunfire before,during and after the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh by Researcher in charge: Dr. Lawrence Abu Hamdan: The shooter fired a semi-automatic weapon from approximately 180 metres away from Shireen Abu Akleh. This shooter pulled the trigger on seven separate occasions within two seconds making the claim that at no point was there any intentional gunfire carried out by IDF soldiers in a manner intended to harm the journalist” highly improbable. All gunshots audible in the 2 minutes prior to the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh are fired from the same position. No other shots in this recording are firing towards the military position from the the vicinity of Shireen Abu Akleh and her colleagues. This report finds no evidence to support the claims that life-threatening, widespread and indiscriminate shots were fired toward IDF soldiers.” The journalist was not “present in the area during an exchange of fire. The online report with videos the PFD Complete report D. International statements On October 13, 2022 UN human rights experts have condemned the killing of Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, and called for a prompt, transparent, thorough and independent investigation into her death. “The killing of Abu Akleh is another serious attack on media freedom and freedom of expression, amid the escalation of violence in the occupied West Bank.(...) We demand a prompt, independent, impartial, effective, thorough and transparent investigation into the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, in full compliance with the Revised United Nations Manual on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-Legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions (The Minnesota Protocol on the Investigation of Potentially Unlawful Death). We urge the Israeli and Palestinian authorities and other stakeholders to cooperate with such an investigation." Powerful statement by Shireen Abu Akleh’s family saying they are “incredulous” after the State Department released its finding, calling it “insulting to Shireen’s memory.” E. Further linked incidents againt press freedom and Shireen Memory Her funeral was assaulted by Israely Security Police throughout the procession in Jerusalem, with the coffin bearers being violently beaten with batons and prevented from moving forward. The coffin nearly fell to the ground multiple times. All of these scenes were filmed and broadcast around the world. The White House denounced the violence as “deeply disturbing.” Her memorial, located at the site where she was killed, was desecrated by Israeli forces during a raid in Jenin in October 2023. A D9 Caterpillar bulldozer was used to clear the road and destroy the street mural commemorating her. During the Israeli raid on the Al Jazeera office to shut it down in September 2024, the poster in memory of Shireen that adorned the façade was immediately removed and torn apart in full view of the cameras. Her colleagues, and particulary Shatha Hanaysha, were subjected to threats and attempts on their lives while covering stories. On September 19, Israeli forces violently arrested prominent Palestinian journalist Mujahed al-Saadi, breaking into his home in the middle of the night in Jenin, an illegally occupied part of the West Bank. Al-Saadi had been present when the IDF shot and killed Shireen Abu Akleh in 2022 and had recently reported for Drop Site during Israel’s brutal 10-day siege of Jenin.
Funerals are meant to be a solemn time to mourn. That wasn't the case for my friend and former colleague Shireen Abu Akleh [Original post] Funerals are meant to be a solemn time to mourn. That wasn't the case for my friend and former colleague Shireen Abu Akleh, @AymanM says. Instead, Israeli forces attacked mourners & pallbearers w/ stun grenades & batons. Will there be any accountability for her killing? [Tags: Stun Grenade, Baton, Murder, Mourning, Journalism, Desecration, Impunity, Freedom of expression, Public gathering] [Found by: @AymanMSNBC] [Location: West Bank > Jenin > East Jerusalem] [Archivist Notes] A. The murder On 11 May 2022 , Al Jazeera American-Palestinian reporter Shireen Abu Akleh and a group of five other journalists arrived at Balat Al Shuhada’ street in Jenin to report on a raid on the nearby refugee camp by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). The journalists wore prominent ‘PRESS’ vests that identified them as such, from both the front and back, and followed standard protocols for self-identification as they slowly approached a convoy of five armoured Israeli military vehicles parked along an unnamed street intersecting Balat Al Shuhada’. The Israeli army vehicles were approximately 200 metres south of the journalists. The journalists present during this incident were: Shireen Abu Akleh (fatally hit in her head) Shatha Hanaysha (first eye witness under the fire standing near Shireen when Shireen was shot and killed) Ali Al-Samoudi (injured in the shoulder) Mujahid al-Saadi Muhannad Nairoukh Majdi Bannoura At 6:31 AM Israeli army special forces marksman (different from ‘snipers’, they are part of a standard fighting squad: their task is to target shots more accurately than regular troops using guns having a bio-pod and an optical scope such as Trijicon ACOG x4) fired the first burst of six bullets directly at the group of journalists from a sniper hole in the military vehicle at the front of the Israeli army convoy. One of the shots hit journalist Ali Al-Samoudi in the shoulder Eight seconds later , as the journalists attempted to take cover, the Israeli army marksman fired a second burst consisting of a further seven distinct gunshots, once again targeting the journalists. One of those bullets hit Shireen Abu Akleh in the head , fatally wounding her. Two minutes later , an unarmed civilian, Sharif al-Azab, attempted to deliver first aid to Shireen, and he, too, was fired at with three distinct gunshots See the Timeline of the incident reconstructed by Forensic Architecture She was transported to Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin , where she was pronounced dead, at the age of 51. The injured journalist, Ali Samoadi, of the Al-Quds newspaper, was shot in the back but survived. B. The aftermath of the murder On May 11, 2022 : The Israeli military and Israel's US embassy tweeted a video of Palestinian gunmen in Jenin firing down an alley , suggesting they were responsible. However Israeli NGO B'Tselem visited the scene where that footage was taken, and said it was impossible for Abu Akleh to have been hit from there. On May 13, 2022 : Abu Akleh’s body was brought from Jenin, where she was killed by Israeli forces on Wednesday, to Jerusalem via Nablus and Ramallah, in a procession where Palestinians paid their respects. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has said that he would take Abu Akleh’s case to the International Criminal Court in an effort to get justice for the veteran reporter, who joined Al Jazeera in 1997, and was an icon in Palestine and the wider Arab world. In a scene that violates all norms and International laws, the Israeli occupation forces stormed the French Hospital in Jerusalem and attacked the mourners of the late Shireen Abu Akleh at the start of the funeral procession. They severely beat the pallbearers of the late journalist. Israeli forces beat crowd of mourners carrying coffin of Shireen Abu Akleh ahead of funeral in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem. Thousands of Palestinians have gathered for the funeral service, before Abu Akleh is taken to the Mount Zion Protestant Cemetery, where she will be buried alongside her late parents. Sources C. Independant Forensic Architecture Investigation General conclusion of the investigation : The journalists were clearly identifiable as press/non-combatants to the Israeli army marksman. The Israeli army marksman deliberately and repeatedly targeted Shireen and her fellow journalists with the intention to kill. The attack on Shireen and her journalist colleagues occurred during a period without risk to the Israeli army marksman’s life or that of other soldiers. There were no shots other than those of the Israeli marksman fired at the time and no armed individuals in the vicinity of the journalists. Shireen was deliberately denied first aid after being shot by the Israeli army. Conclusions of Audio and acoustic analysis | Gunfire before,during and after the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh by Researcher in charge: Dr. Lawrence Abu Hamdan: The shooter fired a semi-automatic weapon from approximately 180 metres away from Shireen Abu Akleh. This shooter pulled the trigger on seven separate occasions within two seconds making the claim that at no point was there any intentional gunfire carried out by IDF soldiers in a manner intended to harm the journalist” highly improbable. All gunshots audible in the 2 minutes prior to the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh are fired from the same position. No other shots in this recording are firing towards the military position from the the vicinity of Shireen Abu Akleh and her colleagues. This report finds no evidence to support the claims that life-threatening, widespread and indiscriminate shots were fired toward IDF soldiers.” The journalist was not “present in the area during an exchange of fire. The online report with videos the PFD Complete report D. International statements On October 13, 2022 UN human rights experts have condemned the killing of Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, and called for a prompt, transparent, thorough and independent investigation into her death. “The killing of Abu Akleh is another serious attack on media freedom and freedom of expression, amid the escalation of violence in the occupied West Bank.(...) We demand a prompt, independent, impartial, effective, thorough and transparent investigation into the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, in full compliance with the Revised United Nations Manual on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-Legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions (The Minnesota Protocol on the Investigation of Potentially Unlawful Death). We urge the Israeli and Palestinian authorities and other stakeholders to cooperate with such an investigation." Powerful statement by Shireen Abu Akleh’s family saying they are “incredulous” after the State Department released its finding, calling it “insulting to Shireen’s memory.” E. Further linked incidents againt press freedom and Shireen Memory Her funeral was assaulted by Israely Security Police throughout the procession in Jerusalem, with the coffin bearers being violently beaten with batons and prevented from moving forward. The coffin nearly fell to the ground multiple times. All of these scenes were filmed and broadcast around the world. The White House denounced the violence as “deeply disturbing.” Her memorial, located at the site where she was killed, was desecrated by Israeli forces during a raid in Jenin in October 2023. A D9 Caterpillar bulldozer was used to clear the road and destroy the street mural commemorating her. During the Israeli raid on the Al Jazeera office to shut it down in September 2024, the poster in memory of Shireen that adorned the façade was immediately removed and torn apart in full view of the cameras. Her colleagues, and particulary Shatha Hanaysha, were subjected to threats and attempts on their lives while covering stories. On September 19, Israeli forces violently arrested prominent Palestinian journalist Mujahed al-Saadi, breaking into his home in the middle of the night in Jenin, an illegally occupied part of the West Bank. Al-Saadi had been present when the IDF shot and killed Shireen Abu Akleh in 2022 and had recently reported for Drop Site during Israel’s brutal 10-day siege of Jenin.
Huge Crown at the funeral of Shireen Abu Akleh in occupied Jerusalem [Original post] The funeral of Shireen Abu Akleh in occupied Jerusalem. Goodbye #ShireenAbuAkleh, Rest In Peace [Tags: Murder, Journalism, Impunity, Freedom of expression] [Found by: Palestine Online] [Location: West Bank > Jenin > East Jerusalem] [Archivist Notes] A. The murder On 11 May 2022 , Al Jazeera American-Palestinian reporter Shireen Abu Akleh and a group of five other journalists arrived at Balat Al Shuhada’ street in Jenin to report on a raid on the nearby refugee camp by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). The journalists wore prominent ‘PRESS’ vests that identified them as such, from both the front and back, and followed standard protocols for self-identification as they slowly approached a convoy of five armoured Israeli military vehicles parked along an unnamed street intersecting Balat Al Shuhada’. The Israeli army vehicles were approximately 200 metres south of the journalists. The journalists present during this incident were: Shireen Abu Akleh (fatally hit in her head) Shatha Hanaysha (first eye witness under the fire standing near Shireen when Shireen was shot and killed) Ali Al-Samoudi (injured in the shoulder) Mujahid al-Saadi Muhannad Nairoukh Majdi Bannoura At 6:31 AM Israeli army special forces marksman (different from ‘snipers’, they are part of a standard fighting squad: their task is to target shots more accurately than regular troops using guns having a bio-pod and an optical scope such as Trijicon ACOG x4) fired the first burst of six bullets directly at the group of journalists from a sniper hole in the military vehicle at the front of the Israeli army convoy. One of the shots hit journalist Ali Al-Samoudi in the shoulder Eight seconds later , as the journalists attempted to take cover, the Israeli army marksman fired a second burst consisting of a further seven distinct gunshots, once again targeting the journalists. One of those bullets hit Shireen Abu Akleh in the head , fatally wounding her. Two minutes later , an unarmed civilian, Sharif al-Azab, attempted to deliver first aid to Shireen, and he, too, was fired at with three distinct gunshots See the Timeline of the incident reconstructed by Forensic Architecture She was transported to Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin , where she was pronounced dead, at the age of 51. The injured journalist, Ali Samoadi, of the Al-Quds newspaper, was shot in the back but survived. B. The aftermath of the murder On May 11, 2022 : The Israeli military and Israel's US embassy tweeted a video of Palestinian gunmen in Jenin firing down an alley , suggesting they were responsible. However Israeli NGO B'Tselem visited the scene where that footage was taken, and said it was impossible for Abu Akleh to have been hit from there. On May 13, 2022 : Abu Akleh’s body was brought from Jenin, where she was killed by Israeli forces on Wednesday, to Jerusalem via Nablus and Ramallah, in a procession where Palestinians paid their respects. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has said that he would take Abu Akleh’s case to the International Criminal Court in an effort to get justice for the veteran reporter, who joined Al Jazeera in 1997, and was an icon in Palestine and the wider Arab world. In a scene that violates all norms and International laws, the Israeli occupation forces stormed the French Hospital in Jerusalem and attacked the mourners of the late Shireen Abu Akleh at the start of the funeral procession. They severely beat the pallbearers of the late journalist. Israeli forces beat crowd of mourners carrying coffin of Shireen Abu Akleh ahead of funeral in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem. Thousands of Palestinians have gathered for the funeral service, before Abu Akleh is taken to the Mount Zion Protestant Cemetery, where she will be buried alongside her late parents. Sources C. Independant Forensic Architecture Investigation General conclusion of the investigation : The journalists were clearly identifiable as press/non-combatants to the Israeli army marksman. The Israeli army marksman deliberately and repeatedly targeted Shireen and her fellow journalists with the intention to kill. The attack on Shireen and her journalist colleagues occurred during a period without risk to the Israeli army marksman’s life or that of other soldiers. There were no shots other than those of the Israeli marksman fired at the time and no armed individuals in the vicinity of the journalists. Shireen was deliberately denied first aid after being shot by the Israeli army. Conclusions of Audio and acoustic analysis | Gunfire before,during and after the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh by Researcher in charge: Dr. Lawrence Abu Hamdan: The shooter fired a semi-automatic weapon from approximately 180 metres away from Shireen Abu Akleh. This shooter pulled the trigger on seven separate occasions within two seconds making the claim that at no point was there any intentional gunfire carried out by IDF soldiers in a manner intended to harm the journalist” highly improbable. All gunshots audible in the 2 minutes prior to the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh are fired from the same position. No other shots in this recording are firing towards the military position from the the vicinity of Shireen Abu Akleh and her colleagues. This report finds no evidence to support the claims that life-threatening, widespread and indiscriminate shots were fired toward IDF soldiers.” The journalist was not “present in the area during an exchange of fire. The online report with videos the PFD Complete report D. International statements On October 13, 2022 UN human rights experts have condemned the killing of Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, and called for a prompt, transparent, thorough and independent investigation into her death. “The killing of Abu Akleh is another serious attack on media freedom and freedom of expression, amid the escalation of violence in the occupied West Bank.(...) We demand a prompt, independent, impartial, effective, thorough and transparent investigation into the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, in full compliance with the Revised United Nations Manual on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-Legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions (The Minnesota Protocol on the Investigation of Potentially Unlawful Death). We urge the Israeli and Palestinian authorities and other stakeholders to cooperate with such an investigation." Powerful statement by Shireen Abu Akleh’s family saying they are “incredulous” after the State Department released its finding, calling it “insulting to Shireen’s memory.” E. Further linked incidents againt press freedom and Shireen Memory Her funeral was assaulted by Israely Security Police throughout the procession in Jerusalem, with the coffin bearers being violently beaten with batons and prevented from moving forward. The coffin nearly fell to the ground multiple times. All of these scenes were filmed and broadcast around the world. The White House denounced the violence as “deeply disturbing.” Her memorial, located at the site where she was killed, was desecrated by Israeli forces during a raid in Jenin in October 2023. A D9 Caterpillar bulldozer was used to clear the road and destroy the street mural commemorating her. During the Israeli raid on the Al Jazeera office to shut it down in September 2024, the poster in memory of Shireen that adorned the façade was immediately removed and torn apart in full view of the cameras. Her colleagues, and particulary Shatha Hanaysha, were subjected to threats and attempts on their lives while covering stories. On September 19, Israeli forces violently arrested prominent Palestinian journalist Mujahed al-Saadi, breaking into his home in the middle of the night in Jenin, an illegally occupied part of the West Bank. Al-Saadi had been present when the IDF shot and killed Shireen Abu Akleh in 2022 and had recently reported for Drop Site during Israel’s brutal 10-day siege of Jenin.
Israeli police assault mourners during the funeral procession of Shireen Abu Akleh [Original post] 🇵🇸#Palestine | The moment when the Israeli occupation police assault mourners during the funeral procession of Shireen Abu Aqleh as the coffin was leaving the Saint Joseph Hospital towards the church. 13.5.2022 [Tags: Murder, Mourning, Journalism, Desecration, Impunity, Freedom of expression, Public gathering] [Found by: Eye on Palestine] [Location: West Bank > Jenin] [Archivist Notes] A. The murder On 11 May 2022 , Al Jazeera American-Palestinian reporter Shireen Abu Akleh and a group of five other journalists arrived at Balat Al Shuhada’ street in Jenin to report on a raid on the nearby refugee camp by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). The journalists wore prominent ‘PRESS’ vests that identified them as such, from both the front and back, and followed standard protocols for self-identification as they slowly approached a convoy of five armoured Israeli military vehicles parked along an unnamed street intersecting Balat Al Shuhada’. The Israeli army vehicles were approximately 200 metres south of the journalists. The journalists present during this incident were: Shireen Abu Akleh (fatally hit in her head) Shatha Hanaysha (first eye witness under the fire standing near Shireen when Shireen was shot and killed) Ali Al-Samoudi (injured in the shoulder) Mujahid al-Saadi Muhannad Nairoukh Majdi Bannoura At 6:31 AM Israeli army special forces marksman (different from ‘snipers’, they are part of a standard fighting squad: their task is to target shots more accurately than regular troops using guns having a bio-pod and an optical scope such as Trijicon ACOG x4) fired the first burst of six bullets directly at the group of journalists from a sniper hole in the military vehicle at the front of the Israeli army convoy. One of the shots hit journalist Ali Al-Samoudi in the shoulder Eight seconds later , as the journalists attempted to take cover, the Israeli army marksman fired a second burst consisting of a further seven distinct gunshots, once again targeting the journalists. One of those bullets hit Shireen Abu Akleh in the head , fatally wounding her. Two minutes later , an unarmed civilian, Sharif al-Azab, attempted to deliver first aid to Shireen, and he, too, was fired at with three distinct gunshots See the Timeline of the incident reconstructed by Forensic Architecture She was transported to Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin , where she was pronounced dead, at the age of 51. The injured journalist, Ali Samoadi, of the Al-Quds newspaper, was shot in the back but survived. B. The aftermath of the murder On May 11, 2022 : The Israeli military and Israel's US embassy tweeted a video of Palestinian gunmen in Jenin firing down an alley , suggesting they were responsible. However Israeli NGO B'Tselem visited the scene where that footage was taken, and said it was impossible for Abu Akleh to have been hit from there. On May 13, 2022 : Abu Akleh’s body was brought from Jenin, where she was killed by Israeli forces on Wednesday, to Jerusalem via Nablus and Ramallah, in a procession where Palestinians paid their respects. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has said that he would take Abu Akleh’s case to the International Criminal Court in an effort to get justice for the veteran reporter, who joined Al Jazeera in 1997, and was an icon in Palestine and the wider Arab world. In a scene that violates all norms and International laws, the Israeli occupation forces stormed the French Hospital in Jerusalem and attacked the mourners of the late Shireen Abu Akleh at the start of the funeral procession. They severely beat the pallbearers of the late journalist. Israeli forces beat crowd of mourners carrying coffin of Shireen Abu Akleh ahead of funeral in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem. Thousands of Palestinians have gathered for the funeral service, before Abu Akleh is taken to the Mount Zion Protestant Cemetery, where she will be buried alongside her late parents. Sources C. Independant Forensic Architecture Investigation General conclusion of the investigation : The journalists were clearly identifiable as press/non-combatants to the Israeli army marksman. The Israeli army marksman deliberately and repeatedly targeted Shireen and her fellow journalists with the intention to kill. The attack on Shireen and her journalist colleagues occurred during a period without risk to the Israeli army marksman’s life or that of other soldiers. There were no shots other than those of the Israeli marksman fired at the time and no armed individuals in the vicinity of the journalists. Shireen was deliberately denied first aid after being shot by the Israeli army. Conclusions of Audio and acoustic analysis | Gunfire before,during and after the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh by Researcher in charge: Dr. Lawrence Abu Hamdan: The shooter fired a semi-automatic weapon from approximately 180 metres away from Shireen Abu Akleh. This shooter pulled the trigger on seven separate occasions within two seconds making the claim that at no point was there any intentional gunfire carried out by IDF soldiers in a manner intended to harm the journalist” highly improbable. All gunshots audible in the 2 minutes prior to the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh are fired from the same position. No other shots in this recording are firing towards the military position from the the vicinity of Shireen Abu Akleh and her colleagues. This report finds no evidence to support the claims that life-threatening, widespread and indiscriminate shots were fired toward IDF soldiers.” The journalist was not “present in the area during an exchange of fire. The online report with videos the PFD Complete report D. International statements On October 13, 2022 UN human rights experts have condemned the killing of Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, and called for a prompt, transparent, thorough and independent investigation into her death. “The killing of Abu Akleh is another serious attack on media freedom and freedom of expression, amid the escalation of violence in the occupied West Bank.(...) We demand a prompt, independent, impartial, effective, thorough and transparent investigation into the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, in full compliance with the Revised United Nations Manual on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-Legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions (The Minnesota Protocol on the Investigation of Potentially Unlawful Death). We urge the Israeli and Palestinian authorities and other stakeholders to cooperate with such an investigation." Powerful statement by Shireen Abu Akleh’s family saying they are “incredulous” after the State Department released its finding, calling it “insulting to Shireen’s memory.” E. Further linked incidents againt press freedom and Shireen Memory Her funeral was assaulted by Israely Security Police throughout the procession in Jerusalem, with the coffin bearers being violently beaten with batons and prevented from moving forward. The coffin nearly fell to the ground multiple times. All of these scenes were filmed and broadcast around the world. The White House denounced the violence as “deeply disturbing.” Her memorial, located at the site where she was killed, was desecrated by Israeli forces during a raid in Jenin in October 2023. A D9 Caterpillar bulldozer was used to clear the road and destroy the street mural commemorating her. During the Israeli raid on the Al Jazeera office to shut it down in September 2024, the poster in memory of Shireen that adorned the façade was immediately removed and torn apart in full view of the cameras. Her colleagues, and particulary Shatha Hanaysha, were subjected to threats and attempts on their lives while covering stories. On September 19, Israeli forces violently arrested prominent Palestinian journalist Mujahed al-Saadi, breaking into his home in the middle of the night in Jenin, an illegally occupied part of the West Bank. Al-Saadi had been present when the IDF shot and killed Shireen Abu Akleh in 2022 and had recently reported for Drop Site during Israel’s brutal 10-day siege of Jenin.
Israeli police striking mourners carrying the cofin of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh [Original post] In shocking video, Israeli police are seen striking mourners carrying the casket of slain Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh during a funeral procession; pallbearers nearly drop the casket amid the clashes. https://abcn.ws/3wsuZtH [Tags: Murder, Mourning, Journalism, Desecration, Impunity, Freedom of expression, Public gathering] [Found by: ABC News] [Location: West Bank > Jenin] [Archivist Notes] A. The murder On 11 May 2022 , Al Jazeera American-Palestinian reporter Shireen Abu Akleh and a group of five other journalists arrived at Balat Al Shuhada’ street in Jenin to report on a raid on the nearby refugee camp by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). The journalists wore prominent ‘PRESS’ vests that identified them as such, from both the front and back, and followed standard protocols for self-identification as they slowly approached a convoy of five armoured Israeli military vehicles parked along an unnamed street intersecting Balat Al Shuhada’. The Israeli army vehicles were approximately 200 metres south of the journalists. The journalists present during this incident were: Shireen Abu Akleh (fatally hit in her head) Shatha Hanaysha (first eye witness under the fire standing near Shireen when Shireen was shot and killed) Ali Al-Samoudi (injured in the shoulder) Mujahid al-Saadi Muhannad Nairoukh Majdi Bannoura At 6:31 AM Israeli army special forces marksman (different from ‘snipers’, they are part of a standard fighting squad: their task is to target shots more accurately than regular troops using guns having a bio-pod and an optical scope such as Trijicon ACOG x4) fired the first burst of six bullets directly at the group of journalists from a sniper hole in the military vehicle at the front of the Israeli army convoy. One of the shots hit journalist Ali Al-Samoudi in the shoulder Eight seconds later , as the journalists attempted to take cover, the Israeli army marksman fired a second burst consisting of a further seven distinct gunshots, once again targeting the journalists. One of those bullets hit Shireen Abu Akleh in the head , fatally wounding her. Two minutes later , an unarmed civilian, Sharif al-Azab, attempted to deliver first aid to Shireen, and he, too, was fired at with three distinct gunshots See the Timeline of the incident reconstructed by Forensic Architecture She was transported to Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin , where she was pronounced dead, at the age of 51. The injured journalist, Ali Samoadi, of the Al-Quds newspaper, was shot in the back but survived. B. The aftermath of the murder On May 11, 2022 : The Israeli military and Israel's US embassy tweeted a video of Palestinian gunmen in Jenin firing down an alley , suggesting they were responsible. However Israeli NGO B'Tselem visited the scene where that footage was taken, and said it was impossible for Abu Akleh to have been hit from there. On May 13, 2022 : Abu Akleh’s body was brought from Jenin, where she was killed by Israeli forces on Wednesday, to Jerusalem via Nablus and Ramallah, in a procession where Palestinians paid their respects. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has said that he would take Abu Akleh’s case to the International Criminal Court in an effort to get justice for the veteran reporter, who joined Al Jazeera in 1997, and was an icon in Palestine and the wider Arab world. In a scene that violates all norms and International laws, the Israeli occupation forces stormed the French Hospital in Jerusalem and attacked the mourners of the late Shireen Abu Akleh at the start of the funeral procession. They severely beat the pallbearers of the late journalist. Israeli forces beat crowd of mourners carrying coffin of Shireen Abu Akleh ahead of funeral in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem. Thousands of Palestinians have gathered for the funeral service, before Abu Akleh is taken to the Mount Zion Protestant Cemetery, where she will be buried alongside her late parents. Sources C. Independant Forensic Architecture Investigation General conclusion of the investigation : The journalists were clearly identifiable as press/non-combatants to the Israeli army marksman. The Israeli army marksman deliberately and repeatedly targeted Shireen and her fellow journalists with the intention to kill. The attack on Shireen and her journalist colleagues occurred during a period without risk to the Israeli army marksman’s life or that of other soldiers. There were no shots other than those of the Israeli marksman fired at the time and no armed individuals in the vicinity of the journalists. Shireen was deliberately denied first aid after being shot by the Israeli army. Conclusions of Audio and acoustic analysis | Gunfire before,during and after the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh by Researcher in charge: Dr. Lawrence Abu Hamdan: The shooter fired a semi-automatic weapon from approximately 180 metres away from Shireen Abu Akleh. This shooter pulled the trigger on seven separate occasions within two seconds making the claim that at no point was there any intentional gunfire carried out by IDF soldiers in a manner intended to harm the journalist” highly improbable. All gunshots audible in the 2 minutes prior to the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh are fired from the same position. No other shots in this recording are firing towards the military position from the the vicinity of Shireen Abu Akleh and her colleagues. This report finds no evidence to support the claims that life-threatening, widespread and indiscriminate shots were fired toward IDF soldiers.” The journalist was not “present in the area during an exchange of fire. The online report with videos the PFD Complete report D. International statements On October 13, 2022 UN human rights experts have condemned the killing of Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, and called for a prompt, transparent, thorough and independent investigation into her death. “The killing of Abu Akleh is another serious attack on media freedom and freedom of expression, amid the escalation of violence in the occupied West Bank.(...) We demand a prompt, independent, impartial, effective, thorough and transparent investigation into the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, in full compliance with the Revised United Nations Manual on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-Legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions (The Minnesota Protocol on the Investigation of Potentially Unlawful Death). We urge the Israeli and Palestinian authorities and other stakeholders to cooperate with such an investigation." Powerful statement by Shireen Abu Akleh’s family saying they are “incredulous” after the State Department released its finding, calling it “insulting to Shireen’s memory.” E. Further linked incidents againt press freedom and Shireen Memory Her funeral was assaulted by Israely Security Police throughout the procession in Jerusalem, with the coffin bearers being violently beaten with batons and prevented from moving forward. The coffin nearly fell to the ground multiple times. All of these scenes were filmed and broadcast around the world. The White House denounced the violence as “deeply disturbing.” Her memorial, located at the site where she was killed, was desecrated by Israeli forces during a raid in Jenin in October 2023. A D9 Caterpillar bulldozer was used to clear the road and destroy the street mural commemorating her. During the Israeli raid on the Al Jazeera office to shut it down in September 2024, the poster in memory of Shireen that adorned the façade was immediately removed and torn apart in full view of the cameras. Her colleagues, and particulary Shatha Hanaysha, were subjected to threats and attempts on their lives while covering stories. On September 19, Israeli forces violently arrested prominent Palestinian journalist Mujahed al-Saadi, breaking into his home in the middle of the night in Jenin, an illegally occupied part of the West Bank. Al-Saadi had been present when the IDF shot and killed Shireen Abu Akleh in 2022 and had recently reported for Drop Site during Israel’s brutal 10-day siege of Jenin.
Last farewell and official Palestinian tribute to journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in Ramallah [Original post] Hundreds attended a funeral today in Ramallah for Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was reportedly shot in the head by Israeli forces Wednesday while covering a raid in Jenin. Full video by @Mohamedelsaife2 for @N2Sreports : https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZmY_wjxTPoA [Tags: Murder, Journalism, Impunity, Freedom of expression] [Found by: @FordFischer] [Location: West Bank > Ramallah > Jenin] [Archivist Notes] A. The murder On 11 May 2022 , Al Jazeera American-Palestinian reporter Shireen Abu Akleh and a group of five other journalists arrived at Balat Al Shuhada’ street in Jenin to report on a raid on the nearby refugee camp by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). The journalists wore prominent ‘PRESS’ vests that identified them as such, from both the front and back, and followed standard protocols for self-identification as they slowly approached a convoy of five armoured Israeli military vehicles parked along an unnamed street intersecting Balat Al Shuhada’. The Israeli army vehicles were approximately 200 metres south of the journalists. The journalists present during this incident were: Shireen Abu Akleh (fatally hit in her head) Shatha Hanaysha (first eye witness under the fire standing near Shireen when Shireen was shot and killed) Ali Al-Samoudi (injured in the shoulder) Mujahid al-Saadi Muhannad Nairoukh Majdi Bannoura At 6:31 AM Israeli army special forces marksman (different from ‘snipers’, they are part of a standard fighting squad: their task is to target shots more accurately than regular troops using guns having a bio-pod and an optical scope such as Trijicon ACOG x4) fired the first burst of six bullets directly at the group of journalists from a sniper hole in the military vehicle at the front of the Israeli army convoy. One of the shots hit journalist Ali Al-Samoudi in the shoulder Eight seconds later , as the journalists attempted to take cover, the Israeli army marksman fired a second burst consisting of a further seven distinct gunshots, once again targeting the journalists. One of those bullets hit Shireen Abu Akleh in the head , fatally wounding her. Two minutes later , an unarmed civilian, Sharif al-Azab, attempted to deliver first aid to Shireen, and he, too, was fired at with three distinct gunshots See the Timeline of the incident reconstructed by Forensic Architecture She was transported to Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin , where she was pronounced dead, at the age of 51. The injured journalist, Ali Samoadi, of the Al-Quds newspaper, was shot in the back but survived. B. The aftermath of the murder On May 11, 2022 : The Israeli military and Israel's US embassy tweeted a video of Palestinian gunmen in Jenin firing down an alley , suggesting they were responsible. However Israeli NGO B'Tselem visited the scene where that footage was taken, and said it was impossible for Abu Akleh to have been hit from there. On May 13, 2022 : Abu Akleh’s body was brought from Jenin, where she was killed by Israeli forces on Wednesday, to Jerusalem via Nablus and Ramallah, in a procession where Palestinians paid their respects. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has said that he would take Abu Akleh’s case to the International Criminal Court in an effort to get justice for the veteran reporter, who joined Al Jazeera in 1997, and was an icon in Palestine and the wider Arab world. In a scene that violates all norms and International laws, the Israeli occupation forces stormed the French Hospital in Jerusalem and attacked the mourners of the late Shireen Abu Akleh at the start of the funeral procession. They severely beat the pallbearers of the late journalist. Israeli forces beat crowd of mourners carrying coffin of Shireen Abu Akleh ahead of funeral in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem. Thousands of Palestinians have gathered for the funeral service, before Abu Akleh is taken to the Mount Zion Protestant Cemetery, where she will be buried alongside her late parents. Sources C. Independant Forensic Architecture Investigation General conclusion of the investigation : The journalists were clearly identifiable as press/non-combatants to the Israeli army marksman. The Israeli army marksman deliberately and repeatedly targeted Shireen and her fellow journalists with the intention to kill. The attack on Shireen and her journalist colleagues occurred during a period without risk to the Israeli army marksman’s life or that of other soldiers. There were no shots other than those of the Israeli marksman fired at the time and no armed individuals in the vicinity of the journalists. Shireen was deliberately denied first aid after being shot by the Israeli army. Conclusions of Audio and acoustic analysis | Gunfire before,during and after the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh by Researcher in charge: Dr. Lawrence Abu Hamdan: The shooter fired a semi-automatic weapon from approximately 180 metres away from Shireen Abu Akleh. This shooter pulled the trigger on seven separate occasions within two seconds making the claim that at no point was there any intentional gunfire carried out by IDF soldiers in a manner intended to harm the journalist” highly improbable. All gunshots audible in the 2 minutes prior to the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh are fired from the same position. No other shots in this recording are firing towards the military position from the the vicinity of Shireen Abu Akleh and her colleagues. This report finds no evidence to support the claims that life-threatening, widespread and indiscriminate shots were fired toward IDF soldiers.” The journalist was not “present in the area during an exchange of fire. The online report with videos the PFD Complete report D. International statements On October 13, 2022 UN human rights experts have condemned the killing of Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, and called for a prompt, transparent, thorough and independent investigation into her death. “The killing of Abu Akleh is another serious attack on media freedom and freedom of expression, amid the escalation of violence in the occupied West Bank.(...) We demand a prompt, independent, impartial, effective, thorough and transparent investigation into the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, in full compliance with the Revised United Nations Manual on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-Legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions (The Minnesota Protocol on the Investigation of Potentially Unlawful Death). We urge the Israeli and Palestinian authorities and other stakeholders to cooperate with such an investigation." Powerful statement by Shireen Abu Akleh’s family saying they are “incredulous” after the State Department released its finding, calling it “insulting to Shireen’s memory.” E. Further linked incidents againt press freedom and Shireen Memory Her funeral was assaulted by Israely Security Police throughout the procession in Jerusalem, with the coffin bearers being violently beaten with batons and prevented from moving forward. The coffin nearly fell to the ground multiple times. All of these scenes were filmed and broadcast around the world. The White House denounced the violence as “deeply disturbing.” Her memorial, located at the site where she was killed, was desecrated by Israeli forces during a raid in Jenin in October 2023. A D9 Caterpillar bulldozer was used to clear the road and destroy the street mural commemorating her. During the Israeli raid on the Al Jazeera office to shut it down in September 2024, the poster in memory of Shireen that adorned the façade was immediately removed and torn apart in full view of the cameras. Her colleagues, and particulary Shatha Hanaysha, were subjected to threats and attempts on their lives while covering stories. On September 19, Israeli forces violently arrested prominent Palestinian journalist Mujahed al-Saadi, breaking into his home in the middle of the night in Jenin, an illegally occupied part of the West Bank. Al-Saadi had been present when the IDF shot and killed Shireen Abu Akleh in 2022 and had recently reported for Drop Site during Israel’s brutal 10-day siege of Jenin.
The arrival of Shireen Abu Akleh’s body into Al Jazeera headquarter in Ramallah [Original post] The arrival of Shireen Abu Akleh’s body into Al Jazeera headquarter in Ramallah where she worked for almost 25 years during which she dedicated herself to spreading the truth about the Israeli brutality practiced in Palestine. [Tags: Murder, Journalism, Impunity, Freedom of expression] [Found by: Times of Gaza] [Location: West Bank > Ramallah > Jenin] [Archivist Notes] A. The murder On 11 May 2022 , Al Jazeera American-Palestinian reporter Shireen Abu Akleh and a group of five other journalists arrived at Balat Al Shuhada’ street in Jenin to report on a raid on the nearby refugee camp by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). The journalists wore prominent ‘PRESS’ vests that identified them as such, from both the front and back, and followed standard protocols for self-identification as they slowly approached a convoy of five armoured Israeli military vehicles parked along an unnamed street intersecting Balat Al Shuhada’. The Israeli army vehicles were approximately 200 metres south of the journalists. The journalists present during this incident were: Shireen Abu Akleh (fatally hit in her head) Shatha Hanaysha (first eye witness under the fire standing near Shireen when Shireen was shot and killed) Ali Al-Samoudi (injured in the shoulder) Mujahid al-Saadi Muhannad Nairoukh Majdi Bannoura At 6:31 AM Israeli army special forces marksman (different from ‘snipers’, they are part of a standard fighting squad: their task is to target shots more accurately than regular troops using guns having a bio-pod and an optical scope such as Trijicon ACOG x4) fired the first burst of six bullets directly at the group of journalists from a sniper hole in the military vehicle at the front of the Israeli army convoy. One of the shots hit journalist Ali Al-Samoudi in the shoulder Eight seconds later , as the journalists attempted to take cover, the Israeli army marksman fired a second burst consisting of a further seven distinct gunshots, once again targeting the journalists. One of those bullets hit Shireen Abu Akleh in the head , fatally wounding her. Two minutes later , an unarmed civilian, Sharif al-Azab, attempted to deliver first aid to Shireen, and he, too, was fired at with three distinct gunshots See the Timeline of the incident reconstructed by Forensic Architecture She was transported to Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin , where she was pronounced dead, at the age of 51. The injured journalist, Ali Samoadi, of the Al-Quds newspaper, was shot in the back but survived. B. The aftermath of the murder On May 11, 2022 : The Israeli military and Israel's US embassy tweeted a video of Palestinian gunmen in Jenin firing down an alley , suggesting they were responsible. However Israeli NGO B'Tselem visited the scene where that footage was taken, and said it was impossible for Abu Akleh to have been hit from there. On May 13, 2022 : Abu Akleh’s body was brought from Jenin, where she was killed by Israeli forces on Wednesday, to Jerusalem via Nablus and Ramallah, in a procession where Palestinians paid their respects. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has said that he would take Abu Akleh’s case to the International Criminal Court in an effort to get justice for the veteran reporter, who joined Al Jazeera in 1997, and was an icon in Palestine and the wider Arab world. In a scene that violates all norms and International laws, the Israeli occupation forces stormed the French Hospital in Jerusalem and attacked the mourners of the late Shireen Abu Akleh at the start of the funeral procession. They severely beat the pallbearers of the late journalist. Israeli forces beat crowd of mourners carrying coffin of Shireen Abu Akleh ahead of funeral in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem. Thousands of Palestinians have gathered for the funeral service, before Abu Akleh is taken to the Mount Zion Protestant Cemetery, where she will be buried alongside her late parents. Sources C. Independant Forensic Architecture Investigation General conclusion of the investigation : The journalists were clearly identifiable as press/non-combatants to the Israeli army marksman. The Israeli army marksman deliberately and repeatedly targeted Shireen and her fellow journalists with the intention to kill. The attack on Shireen and her journalist colleagues occurred during a period without risk to the Israeli army marksman’s life or that of other soldiers. There were no shots other than those of the Israeli marksman fired at the time and no armed individuals in the vicinity of the journalists. Shireen was deliberately denied first aid after being shot by the Israeli army. Conclusions of Audio and acoustic analysis | Gunfire before,during and after the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh by Researcher in charge: Dr. Lawrence Abu Hamdan: The shooter fired a semi-automatic weapon from approximately 180 metres away from Shireen Abu Akleh. This shooter pulled the trigger on seven separate occasions within two seconds making the claim that at no point was there any intentional gunfire carried out by IDF soldiers in a manner intended to harm the journalist” highly improbable. All gunshots audible in the 2 minutes prior to the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh are fired from the same position. No other shots in this recording are firing towards the military position from the the vicinity of Shireen Abu Akleh and her colleagues. This report finds no evidence to support the claims that life-threatening, widespread and indiscriminate shots were fired toward IDF soldiers.” The journalist was not “present in the area during an exchange of fire. The online report with videos the PFD Complete report D. International statements On October 13, 2022 UN human rights experts have condemned the killing of Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, and called for a prompt, transparent, thorough and independent investigation into her death. “The killing of Abu Akleh is another serious attack on media freedom and freedom of expression, amid the escalation of violence in the occupied West Bank.(...) We demand a prompt, independent, impartial, effective, thorough and transparent investigation into the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, in full compliance with the Revised United Nations Manual on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-Legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions (The Minnesota Protocol on the Investigation of Potentially Unlawful Death). We urge the Israeli and Palestinian authorities and other stakeholders to cooperate with such an investigation." Powerful statement by Shireen Abu Akleh’s family saying they are “incredulous” after the State Department released its finding, calling it “insulting to Shireen’s memory.” E. Further linked incidents againt press freedom and Shireen Memory Her funeral was assaulted by Israely Security Police throughout the procession in Jerusalem, with the coffin bearers being violently beaten with batons and prevented from moving forward. The coffin nearly fell to the ground multiple times. All of these scenes were filmed and broadcast around the world. The White House denounced the violence as “deeply disturbing.” Her memorial, located at the site where she was killed, was desecrated by Israeli forces during a raid in Jenin in October 2023. A D9 Caterpillar bulldozer was used to clear the road and destroy the street mural commemorating her. During the Israeli raid on the Al Jazeera office to shut it down in September 2024, the poster in memory of Shireen that adorned the façade was immediately removed and torn apart in full view of the cameras. Her colleagues, and particulary Shatha Hanaysha, were subjected to threats and attempts on their lives while covering stories. On September 19, Israeli forces violently arrested prominent Palestinian journalist Mujahed al-Saadi, breaking into his home in the middle of the night in Jenin, an illegally occupied part of the West Bank. Al-Saadi had been present when the IDF shot and killed Shireen Abu Akleh in 2022 and had recently reported for Drop Site during Israel’s brutal 10-day siege of Jenin.
The coffin of Shereen Abu Akleh arrives at the Roman Catholic Church in Jerusalem [Original post] The coffin ⚰️ of Shereen Abu Akleh arrives at the Roman Catholic Church in Jerusalem, wrapped in the Palestinian flag, amid angry chants. [Tags: Murder, Mourning, Journalism, Impunity, Church, Freedom of expression] [Found by: @Rushdibbc] [Location: West Bank > Jenin > East Jerusalem] [Archivist Notes] A. The murder On 11 May 2022 , Al Jazeera American-Palestinian reporter Shireen Abu Akleh and a group of five other journalists arrived at Balat Al Shuhada’ street in Jenin to report on a raid on the nearby refugee camp by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). The journalists wore prominent ‘PRESS’ vests that identified them as such, from both the front and back, and followed standard protocols for self-identification as they slowly approached a convoy of five armoured Israeli military vehicles parked along an unnamed street intersecting Balat Al Shuhada’. The Israeli army vehicles were approximately 200 metres south of the journalists. The journalists present during this incident were: Shireen Abu Akleh (fatally hit in her head) Shatha Hanaysha (first eye witness under the fire standing near Shireen when Shireen was shot and killed) Ali Al-Samoudi (injured in the shoulder) Mujahid al-Saadi Muhannad Nairoukh Majdi Bannoura At 6:31 AM Israeli army special forces marksman (different from ‘snipers’, they are part of a standard fighting squad: their task is to target shots more accurately than regular troops using guns having a bio-pod and an optical scope such as Trijicon ACOG x4) fired the first burst of six bullets directly at the group of journalists from a sniper hole in the military vehicle at the front of the Israeli army convoy. One of the shots hit journalist Ali Al-Samoudi in the shoulder Eight seconds later , as the journalists attempted to take cover, the Israeli army marksman fired a second burst consisting of a further seven distinct gunshots, once again targeting the journalists. One of those bullets hit Shireen Abu Akleh in the head , fatally wounding her. Two minutes later , an unarmed civilian, Sharif al-Azab, attempted to deliver first aid to Shireen, and he, too, was fired at with three distinct gunshots See the Timeline of the incident reconstructed by Forensic Architecture She was transported to Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin , where she was pronounced dead, at the age of 51. The injured journalist, Ali Samoadi, of the Al-Quds newspaper, was shot in the back but survived. B. The aftermath of the murder On May 11, 2022 : The Israeli military and Israel's US embassy tweeted a video of Palestinian gunmen in Jenin firing down an alley , suggesting they were responsible. However Israeli NGO B'Tselem visited the scene where that footage was taken, and said it was impossible for Abu Akleh to have been hit from there. On May 13, 2022 : Abu Akleh’s body was brought from Jenin, where she was killed by Israeli forces on Wednesday, to Jerusalem via Nablus and Ramallah, in a procession where Palestinians paid their respects. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has said that he would take Abu Akleh’s case to the International Criminal Court in an effort to get justice for the veteran reporter, who joined Al Jazeera in 1997, and was an icon in Palestine and the wider Arab world. In a scene that violates all norms and International laws, the Israeli occupation forces stormed the French Hospital in Jerusalem and attacked the mourners of the late Shireen Abu Akleh at the start of the funeral procession. They severely beat the pallbearers of the late journalist. Israeli forces beat crowd of mourners carrying coffin of Shireen Abu Akleh ahead of funeral in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem. Thousands of Palestinians have gathered for the funeral service, before Abu Akleh is taken to the Mount Zion Protestant Cemetery, where she will be buried alongside her late parents. Sources C. Independant Forensic Architecture Investigation General conclusion of the investigation : The journalists were clearly identifiable as press/non-combatants to the Israeli army marksman. The Israeli army marksman deliberately and repeatedly targeted Shireen and her fellow journalists with the intention to kill. The attack on Shireen and her journalist colleagues occurred during a period without risk to the Israeli army marksman’s life or that of other soldiers. There were no shots other than those of the Israeli marksman fired at the time and no armed individuals in the vicinity of the journalists. Shireen was deliberately denied first aid after being shot by the Israeli army. Conclusions of Audio and acoustic analysis | Gunfire before,during and after the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh by Researcher in charge: Dr. Lawrence Abu Hamdan: The shooter fired a semi-automatic weapon from approximately 180 metres away from Shireen Abu Akleh. This shooter pulled the trigger on seven separate occasions within two seconds making the claim that at no point was there any intentional gunfire carried out by IDF soldiers in a manner intended to harm the journalist” highly improbable. All gunshots audible in the 2 minutes prior to the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh are fired from the same position. No other shots in this recording are firing towards the military position from the the vicinity of Shireen Abu Akleh and her colleagues. This report finds no evidence to support the claims that life-threatening, widespread and indiscriminate shots were fired toward IDF soldiers.” The journalist was not “present in the area during an exchange of fire. The online report with videos the PFD Complete report D. International statements On October 13, 2022 UN human rights experts have condemned the killing of Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, and called for a prompt, transparent, thorough and independent investigation into her death. “The killing of Abu Akleh is another serious attack on media freedom and freedom of expression, amid the escalation of violence in the occupied West Bank.(...) We demand a prompt, independent, impartial, effective, thorough and transparent investigation into the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, in full compliance with the Revised United Nations Manual on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-Legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions (The Minnesota Protocol on the Investigation of Potentially Unlawful Death). We urge the Israeli and Palestinian authorities and other stakeholders to cooperate with such an investigation." Powerful statement by Shireen Abu Akleh’s family saying they are “incredulous” after the State Department released its finding, calling it “insulting to Shireen’s memory.” E. Further linked incidents againt press freedom and Shireen Memory Her funeral was assaulted by Israely Security Police throughout the procession in Jerusalem, with the coffin bearers being violently beaten with batons and prevented from moving forward. The coffin nearly fell to the ground multiple times. All of these scenes were filmed and broadcast around the world. The White House denounced the violence as “deeply disturbing.” Her memorial, located at the site where she was killed, was desecrated by Israeli forces during a raid in Jenin in October 2023. A D9 Caterpillar bulldozer was used to clear the road and destroy the street mural commemorating her. During the Israeli raid on the Al Jazeera office to shut it down in September 2024, the poster in memory of Shireen that adorned the façade was immediately removed and torn apart in full view of the cameras. Her colleagues, and particulary Shatha Hanaysha, were subjected to threats and attempts on their lives while covering stories. On September 19, Israeli forces violently arrested prominent Palestinian journalist Mujahed al-Saadi, breaking into his home in the middle of the night in Jenin, an illegally occupied part of the West Bank. Al-Saadi had been present when the IDF shot and killed Shireen Abu Akleh in 2022 and had recently reported for Drop Site during Israel’s brutal 10-day siege of Jenin.
B’Tselem’s field researcher in Jenin documented the exact location in which Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed [Original post] This morning, B’Tselem’s field researcher in Jenin documented the exact locations in which the Palestinian gunman depicted in a video distributed by the Israeli army, fired, as well as the exact location in which Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed. [Tags: Murder, Journalism, Lies, Impunity, Freedom of expression, Hasbara] [Found by: B'tselem, @AnonTroyano303] [Location: West Bank > Jenin] [Archivist Notes] A. The murder On 11 May 2022 , Al Jazeera American-Palestinian reporter Shireen Abu Akleh and a group of five other journalists arrived at Balat Al Shuhada’ street in Jenin to report on a raid on the nearby refugee camp by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). The journalists wore prominent ‘PRESS’ vests that identified them as such, from both the front and back, and followed standard protocols for self-identification as they slowly approached a convoy of five armoured Israeli military vehicles parked along an unnamed street intersecting Balat Al Shuhada’. The Israeli army vehicles were approximately 200 metres south of the journalists. The journalists present during this incident were: Shireen Abu Akleh (fatally hit in her head) Shatha Hanaysha (first eye witness under the fire standing near Shireen when Shireen was shot and killed) Ali Al-Samoudi (injured in the shoulder) Mujahid al-Saadi Muhannad Nairoukh Majdi Bannoura At 6:31 AM Israeli army special forces marksman (different from ‘snipers’, they are part of a standard fighting squad: their task is to target shots more accurately than regular troops using guns having a bio-pod and an optical scope such as Trijicon ACOG x4) fired the first burst of six bullets directly at the group of journalists from a sniper hole in the military vehicle at the front of the Israeli army convoy. One of the shots hit journalist Ali Al-Samoudi in the shoulder Eight seconds later , as the journalists attempted to take cover, the Israeli army marksman fired a second burst consisting of a further seven distinct gunshots, once again targeting the journalists. One of those bullets hit Shireen Abu Akleh in the head , fatally wounding her. Two minutes later , an unarmed civilian, Sharif al-Azab, attempted to deliver first aid to Shireen, and he, too, was fired at with three distinct gunshots See the Timeline of the incident reconstructed by Forensic Architecture She was transported to Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin , where she was pronounced dead, at the age of 51. The injured journalist, Ali Samoadi, of the Al-Quds newspaper, was shot in the back but survived. B. The aftermath of the murder On May 11, 2022 : The Israeli military and Israel's US embassy tweeted a video of Palestinian gunmen in Jenin firing down an alley , suggesting they were responsible. However Israeli NGO B'Tselem visited the scene where that footage was taken, and said it was impossible for Abu Akleh to have been hit from there. On May 13, 2022 : Abu Akleh’s body was brought from Jenin, where she was killed by Israeli forces on Wednesday, to Jerusalem via Nablus and Ramallah, in a procession where Palestinians paid their respects. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has said that he would take Abu Akleh’s case to the International Criminal Court in an effort to get justice for the veteran reporter, who joined Al Jazeera in 1997, and was an icon in Palestine and the wider Arab world. In a scene that violates all norms and International laws, the Israeli occupation forces stormed the French Hospital in Jerusalem and attacked the mourners of the late Shireen Abu Akleh at the start of the funeral procession. They severely beat the pallbearers of the late journalist. Israeli forces beat crowd of mourners carrying coffin of Shireen Abu Akleh ahead of funeral in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem. Thousands of Palestinians have gathered for the funeral service, before Abu Akleh is taken to the Mount Zion Protestant Cemetery, where she will be buried alongside her late parents. Sources C. Independant Forensic Architecture Investigation General conclusion of the investigation : The journalists were clearly identifiable as press/non-combatants to the Israeli army marksman. The Israeli army marksman deliberately and repeatedly targeted Shireen and her fellow journalists with the intention to kill. The attack on Shireen and her journalist colleagues occurred during a period without risk to the Israeli army marksman’s life or that of other soldiers. There were no shots other than those of the Israeli marksman fired at the time and no armed individuals in the vicinity of the journalists. Shireen was deliberately denied first aid after being shot by the Israeli army. Conclusions of Audio and acoustic analysis | Gunfire before,during and after the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh by Researcher in charge: Dr. Lawrence Abu Hamdan: The shooter fired a semi-automatic weapon from approximately 180 metres away from Shireen Abu Akleh. This shooter pulled the trigger on seven separate occasions within two seconds making the claim that at no point was there any intentional gunfire carried out by IDF soldiers in a manner intended to harm the journalist” highly improbable. All gunshots audible in the 2 minutes prior to the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh are fired from the same position. No other shots in this recording are firing towards the military position from the the vicinity of Shireen Abu Akleh and her colleagues. This report finds no evidence to support the claims that life-threatening, widespread and indiscriminate shots were fired toward IDF soldiers.” The journalist was not “present in the area during an exchange of fire. The online report with videos the PFD Complete report D. International statements On October 13, 2022 UN human rights experts have condemned the killing of Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, and called for a prompt, transparent, thorough and independent investigation into her death. “The killing of Abu Akleh is another serious attack on media freedom and freedom of expression, amid the escalation of violence in the occupied West Bank.(...) We demand a prompt, independent, impartial, effective, thorough and transparent investigation into the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, in full compliance with the Revised United Nations Manual on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-Legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions (The Minnesota Protocol on the Investigation of Potentially Unlawful Death). We urge the Israeli and Palestinian authorities and other stakeholders to cooperate with such an investigation." Powerful statement by Shireen Abu Akleh’s family saying they are “incredulous” after the State Department released its finding, calling it “insulting to Shireen’s memory.” E. Further linked incidents againt press freedom and Shireen Memory Her funeral was assaulted by Israely Security Police throughout the procession in Jerusalem, with the coffin bearers being violently beaten with batons and prevented from moving forward. The coffin nearly fell to the ground multiple times. All of these scenes were filmed and broadcast around the world. The White House denounced the violence as “deeply disturbing.” Her memorial, located at the site where she was killed, was desecrated by Israeli forces during a raid in Jenin in October 2023. A D9 Caterpillar bulldozer was used to clear the road and destroy the street mural commemorating her. During the Israeli raid on the Al Jazeera office to shut it down in September 2024, the poster in memory of Shireen that adorned the façade was immediately removed and torn apart in full view of the cameras. Her colleagues, and particulary Shatha Hanaysha, were subjected to threats and attempts on their lives while covering stories. On September 19, Israeli forces violently arrested prominent Palestinian journalist Mujahed al-Saadi, breaking into his home in the middle of the night in Jenin, an illegally occupied part of the West Bank. Al-Saadi had been present when the IDF shot and killed Shireen Abu Akleh in 2022 and had recently reported for Drop Site during Israel’s brutal 10-day siege of Jenin.
1988-crowd applauds YItzhak Rabin boasting his killing, injuring and detaining Palestinians [Original post] Here is Rabin in an election rally in 1988, then war minister, boasting about the terror he inflicted on Palestinians during the first intifada. The audience? applauds [Tags: Mainstream, Tough Guy, Murder, Genocidal Intent, Speech] [Found by: @Wollybon] [Archivist Notes] I know this is a pre 1988 election rally, and together with the 10 months (since the intifada began), it is most probably in October 1988. Couldn't find anything else.
2019: Bibi openly promises more settlements and West Bank annexation [Original post] With god's help, we'll apply Jewish sovereignty over all settlements, as part of the Land of Israel, as part of the State of Israel." September 2019, West Bank settlement of Elkana: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu promises to build more settlements and to annex the West Bank. [Tags: Conquest, Settlement, Land theft, Speech] [Found by: B.M.] [Location: West Bank > Elkana]
5 soldiers cover Palestinian's head with a bag and abuse him [Original post] Tel Hawwa, Gaza City, December 2023, 202 paratroopers battalion | [Tags: Prisoner Abuse, Music Videos, 202nd Paratroopers Battalion] [Found by: Younis Tirawi] [Location: Gaza > Gaza City > Tal al-Hawa]
A promotional video by Israeli settlers about resettling in Gaza and rebuilding the settlements [Original post] A promotional video by Israeli settlers about resettling in Gaza and rebuilding the settlements which was broadcasted at an online event hosted by the Australian Jewish Association Via: r/palestine [Tags: Settlement] [Found by: Abier]
abandoned door [Original post] Oh, what, you really missed the "abandoned door" routine videos? Well, I know you haven't but here's another one of those. [Tags: Homes, Joke] [Found by: B.M.] [Location: Gaza]
Aerial imagery from before and after the IDF entered the Yabna area of Rafah shows complete destruction [Original post] RAFAH The before and after of the Yabna and Al-Shaboura fields area and the vicinity of the Al-Huda and Al-Abrar mosques O antes e depois da área dos campos de Yabna e Al-Shaboura e as proximidades das mesquitas Al-Huda e Al-Abrar [Tags: Homes, Views of Destruction, Mosque, Caterpillar D9, Explosives, Bombs, Heritage and culture, Cultural Cleansing, Infrastructure, Urbicide] [Found by: Nina] [Location: Gaza > Rafah > Southern Gaza > Al-Huda mosque > Al-Abrar mosque] [Archivist Notes]
Anti Zionist Baton Beating [Original post] 🚨BREAKING HAPPENING NOW! Israeli Military Police have Invaded a Anti Zionist Synagogue in Jerusalem and are beating the Religious Jews Inside! Zionism is Not Judaism! [Tags: Beatings, Baton, Boot, Antisemitism] [Found by: Jews Against Zionism] [Location: Jerusalem]
Ben Gvir in another impassioned speech, last week at the Jerusalem Day Flag March event [Original post] For victory we need to enter all of Gaza and fight until victory. For victory we need to encourage emigration from Gaza. For Victory we need to enter the north and fight Hezbollah and annihilate them. We must not agree to dangerous deals" Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir in another impassioned speech, last week at the Jerusalem Day Flag March event in the Western Wall. The crowd welcomes him with chants of "Ben Gvir! Ben Gvir!" and Ben Gvir later leads them in chanting "VICTORY! VICTORY!" over and over. [Tags: Conquest, Mosque, Shops, Incitement, Cultural Cleansing, Desecration, Property, Land theft, Jewish Supremacists, Speech, March] [Found by: B.M.] [Location: West Bank > East Jerusalem > Al-Aqsa Mosque > Old City (Al-Quds)]
Bezalel Smotrich wants a “Jewish state” : “It is written that the future of Jerusalem is to expand to Damascus.” [Original post] In a documentary produced by Arte, Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich says he wants a “Jewish state,” adding that, “It is written that the future of Jerusalem is to expand to Damascus.” [Tags: Conquest, Bible, Radio / TV, Jewish Supremacists, Ethnic Cleansing] [Found by: Middle East Eye, ARTE]
Blindfolded prisoners in a car, singing and laughing [Original post] Israeli soldiers made kidnapping & torturing Palestinians into a TIKTOK trend🧵 They film these atrocities while blasting music, singing, laughing, & dancing! Israeli media thinks it's hilarious. Many average Israelis are enacting it for fun! This clip alone got 146,000 likes! [Tags: Prisoner Abuse, Blindfold, Music] [Found by: Muhammad Shehada] [Location: West Bank]
Building another wall between Gaza and Egypt [Original post] Gaza| The Egyptians are building a wall on the border so that the Palestinians cannot even see Egypt [Found by: Javeria Sultan] [Location: Gaza > Rafah]
Bulldozer Conquering Gaza [Original post] Another "Dubi" (D9 driver) having fun destroying people's houses and lives. To the sound of the mizrahi music hit "Conquering Gaza". Posted by Niv Weitz. [Tags: Homes, Gleeful Destruction, Caterpillar D9] [Found by: B.M.] [Location: Gaza]
Bulldozer flips over a truck for childish fun [Original post] In late November, apparently after coming back from a short leave, Mualem posted a video of himself using the D9 to flip over a Palestinian truck. Just for fun. He captioned it: "Gaza, I've returned to turn you into a playground [Tags: Gleeful Destruction, Vehicles, Caterpillar D9, Combat Engineering Corps] [Found by: B.M.] [Location: Gaza] [Archivist Notes] Originally posted by Ariel Mualem on November 22nd, 2023
Bulldozing an already destroyed mosque [Original post] Ariel Mualem is a Combat Engineering D9 operator, a Heavy Machinery ("TZAMA") company nicknamed "The Cliff Cats". One video he posted features a D9 bulldozing an already destroyed mosque, collapsing it completely. [Tags: Gleeful Destruction, Mosque, Caterpillar D9, Combat Engineering Corps, Places of worship] [Found by: B.M.] [Location: Gaza] [Archivist Notes] Originally uploaded by Ariel Mualem on March 3rd, 2024
Burn a home, burn a Palestine flag [Original post] Israeli soldier from the Nahal brigade burning down a home in Gaza city. [Tags: Homes, Gleeful Destruction, Arson, Nahal Brigade] [Found by: Younis Tirawi] [Location: Gaza > Gaza City] [Archivist Notes] Cropped camera seems to show date on the top left as 2023-01-08 We only filled the year as 2023 until the researcher replies
Burn, Loot, Pray [Original post] Confessing war crimes on tape: “I am done with the whole thing already, So we burn down another building, Loot another property” Translated by [@TalulaSha]. [Tags: Homes, Looting, Arson] [Found by: Younis Tirawi] [Location: Gaza]
Burn or Bulldoze Comedy Routine [Original post] IDF soldiers are seen carelessly occupying a house in Gaza, later setting it ablaze and joking about bulldozing it, despite the apparent absence of any surrounding threat! [Tags: Homes, Joke, Arson] [Found by: IDF Psychos] [Location: Gaza]
Burning Cars, Soldiers Helping [Original post] During the pogroms yesterday in Ramallah. Israeli soldiers working hand in hand with settlers & guarding them as they set fire to Palestinian homes and cars. The incident is from Deir Dibwan. The Israeli military is the one who provides protection for such attacks [Tags: Fire, Vehicles, Arson] [Found by: Yesh Din] [Location: West Bank > Deir Dibwan > Ramallah]
Call of Duty [Original post] Soldier Shoam Gueta captioned his bodycam video "Call of Real Life" as a reference to the video games series "Call of Duty". It seems like that's what it is to those guys - a video game. [Tags: Video Games, IWI Negev light machine gun, Machine Gun] [Found by: B.M.] [Location: Gaza]
Call to Prayer Boom [Original post] As the call to prayer was being broadcast last night in the village of Budrus, in the central occupied West Bank, an Israeli soldier asked his fellow to film him throwing a stun grenade inside a mosque in the village. [Tags: Mosque, Prayer, Stun Grenade] [Found by: IDF Psychos] [Location: West Bank > Budrus]
Clip from Supremacist Chabad movement [Original post] A former soldier and current member of the terrorist Chabad movement. This movement promotes a racist ideology that classifies non-Jews as inferior and supports violence to achieve its religious and political goals. Chabad actively encourages settlement in the occupied territories and supports oppressive policies against Palestinians. The movement also justifies acts of violence and intimidation to advance its agenda. جندي سابق وليس مدني، وعضو حالي لحركة حباد الإرهابية. تروّج هذه الحركة لفكرة عنصرية تُصنف غير اليهود كأقل شأنًا، وتدعم العنف لتحقيق أهدافها الدينية والسياسية. تعمل حباد على تشجيع الاستيطان في الأراضي المحتلة ودعم السياسات القمعية ضد الفلسطينيين، كما تقوم الحركة بتبرير أعمال عنف وترويع لتحقيق أجندتها. [Tags: Music Videos, Settlement, Terror, Radio / TV, Jewish Supremacists] [Found by: Khaled Yousry] [Location: Israel]
Concrete Well [Original post] 26.7.23 [26 July, 2023] Israel pours concrete into well and destroys irrigation system, al-Hijrah, south of Hebron [Tags: Nature, Water, Concrete] [Found by: B'tselem] [Location: West Bank > Al-Khalil/Hebron]
Demolishing a house with chill music [Original post] Wanted to take this opportunity to archive with you the activities of several D9 companies in Gaza. A soldier write: “Let Every Arab Mother know that the fate of her son is in our hands.” One of the most cruel & genocidal military units in the Israeli military. [Tags: Homes, Music Videos, Caterpillar D9, Combat Engineering Corps] [Found by: Younis Tirawi] [Location: Gaza]
Demolishing the last remaining houses in Beit Lahia [Original post] Beit Lahia in the past days | [Tags: Homes, Doosan excavator, Caterpillar excavator] [Found by: Younis Tirawi] [Location: Gaza > Beit Lahia > North Gaza]
Destroyed Water Pipe [Original post] The occupation bulldozer destroys the main water line in Tulkarm [Tags: Caterpillar D9, Water] [Found by: Middle East Eye] [Location: West Bank > Tulkarm]
Door No House [Original post] Anyone home?" "It's OPEN!" Probably the most worn out TikTok joke among soldier in Gaza - HA HA THE DOOR IS NOT ATTACHED TO A HOUSE BECAUSE WE DESTROYED EVERYTHING HA HA [Tags: Homes, Joke] [Found by: B.M.] [Location: Gaza]
Druze soldier's proud montage of blowing up buildings in Gaza [Original post] All the footage was posted by him in December 2023 in Gaza on his own public social media. [Tags: Gleeful Destruction, Montage, Explosives] [Found by: Suppressed News.] [Location: Gaza]
Elisha Gangte : footage of war crimes. 3. Recording stray dogs biting on the body of a murdered woman [Original post] 3. ⚠️ Sensitive content ⚠️ Recording stray dogs biting on the body of a murdered woman by his military, joking by an accompanied background music captioned with “what’s the dog doing.” [Tags: Joke, Mocking the Dead, Dog, Murder, Abducting Women, Dehumanization, Desecration, Human Dignity, Steel Cat Company] [Found by: Younis Tirawi] [Location: Gaza] [Archivist Notes] Israeli-Indian soldier Elisha Gangte from the Steel Cat Company shares disturbing footage showing clear evidence of war crimes being committed in Gaza. Place and date to investigate
Every location looted [Original post] Admitting that his company was looting in every single place! [Tags: Looting] [Found by: Younis Tirawi] [Location: Gaza]
Facemask Wire Surgery [Original post] A doctor in Gaza uses the wire in a face mask strap to fix a patient’s broken jaw due to the unavailability of metal plates and other medical instruments amid Israel’s war on Gaza. [Tags: Palestine Voices] [Found by: Middle East Eye] [Location: Gaza]
Fanatic Israeli settler Daniela Weiss unveils the map of Greater Israel on Dutch television [Original post] West-Bank settler Daniela Weiss unveils the map of Greater Israel on Dutch television. [Tags: Conquest, Settlement, Bible, Property, Radio / TV, Land theft, Jewish Supremacists] [Found by: @FredN363705] [Location: West Bank]
Father Antonios Hananya in solidarity with the Palestinian Muslims [Original post] He’s always been remarkable, you reminded of this interview of his “They tried to topple Shireen Abu Aklehs casket, but the Muslims lifted the casket and defended it, and if this was a sheikh, I would have defended him as they defended Shireen." He continued: "I tell you, as Father Manuel has repeatedly said, let them prevent the Muslim brothers in Palestine from raising the call to prayer, I will raise the call to prayer myself” [Tags: Solidarity, Freedom of expression, Religion] [Found by: @cheriblossom__] [Location: West Bank > East Jerusalem]
Finish the Job [Original post] We are really close to defeating the Nazi enemy" An avid TikTok soldier in Gaza calls the government to let them "finish the job". Shows the destroyed landscape and calls it a "knockout". Promises that "this whole stinking strip" will look like this. [Tags: Devastation, Views of Destruction, Tough Guy] [Found by: B.M.] [Location: Gaza]
Footage Sde Teiman jailers raping Palestinian prisoner behind shields [Original post] Footage is released of Israeli soldiers covering themselves with shields, as they rape a Palestinian hostage at the Sde Teiman torture camp. The unnamed hostage was hospitalized with a torn rectum, broken ribs, ruptured bowels & damaged lungs. [Tags: Prisoner Abuse, Sexual torture, Dehumanization, Human Dignity, Force (Koah) 100] [Found by: Samira Mohyeddin سمیرا] [Location: Negev > Sde Teiman] [Archivist Notes] TV report aired August 6 evening. Date of the crime: @TalulaSha: All we know is that it happened around 3 weeks before the arrests were made on the 29th of July. The problem with the footage is that you have one camera saying that it’s Tuesday and another camera saying that it’s Friday. Unit responsible: https://www.timesofisrael.com/torture-abuse-unfit-conditions-the-allegations-over-sde-teiman-and-its-guards/
Footages of Israeli soldiers boasting about looting from Gaza [Original post] Rightly said, once a thief, always a thief. Israeli soldiers boast about looting from Gaza [Tags: Looting, Property] [Found by: @abierkhatib] [Location: Gaza]
Former Israeli soldiers describe their crimes during the Nakba [Original post] The fake narrative. [Found by: Jairo I Fúnez-Flores] [Location: 48 Palestine]
"Gaza is a graveyard" racist songs by the fans of Beitar Jerusalem football team against Palestinian [Original post] This one, in a video from a match in Sakhnin in 2013, has the same melody as the previous song, but the only lyrics are: "Gaza, Gaza is a graveyard [Tags: Singing, Genocidal Intent, Incitement, Football] [Found by: B.M.] [Location: Jerusalem > Sakhnin]
Genocidal incitement for kids [Original post] In recent days, schools around the country held Purim celebrations. Some of the more wealthy ones brought well-known artists to entertain the school kids. A highschool in the town of Be'er Ya'akov brought local hiphop duo Ness & Stilla to come play their genocidal anthem "Harbu Darbu". Stilla even included the extra-genocidal, extra racist shelved verse. Reading the comments on TikTok, I realized there were also other schools who featured the duo in their Purim celebrations. [Tags: Mainstream, Music Videos, Teaching Hate, Music] [Found by: B.M.] [Location: 48 Palestine > Be'er Ya'akov]