Search
Search

MIDEAST

Al Jazeera submits slain journalist Shireen Abu Akleh's case to ICC

In the hometown of Shirine Abu Akleh, days before the US president's visit to the West Bank, posters call for justice in the assassination of the Al Jazeera journalist. Bethlehem, July 14, 2022. (Credit: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)

TV network Al Jazeera submitted the case of its slain journalist Shireen Abu Akleh to the International Criminal Court on Tuesday, saying she was killed by Israeli forces.

The Qatar-based channel said in a statement it had "unearthed new evidence" on the death of the Palestinian-American, shot while covering an Israel army raid in Jenin in the occupied West Bank on May 11.

The ICC is under no obligation to consider cases submitted by individuals or groups.



TV network Al Jazeera submitted the case of its slain journalist Shireen Abu Akleh to the International Criminal Court on Tuesday, saying she was killed by Israeli forces.

The Qatar-based channel said in a statement it had "unearthed new evidence" on the death of the Palestinian-American, shot while covering an Israel army raid in Jenin in the occupied...