“Israeli soldiers will not be questioned by the FBI or by any country or entity, however friendly,” Yair Lapid said. Therefore, the Israeli prime minister protects the soldiers from him in the framework of an open investigation in the United States into the death of the American-Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh during an army operation.
“We will not abandon our soldiers to foreign investigations,” he added, noting that Israel had conveyed a “strong protest” to the Americans.
On Monday, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz called the US investigation into the journalist’s death a “mistake,” which her family called “an important step.”
A mystery surrounding the investigation.
According to the US outlet Politico, the federal police (FBI) are investigating the death of Shireen Abu Akleh during an Israeli army operation on May 11 in the Jenin Palestinian refugee camp, in the north of the occupied West Bank.
An unusual decision given the relations between the two countries, taken after the Israeli army refused to prosecute the soldier accused of killing her.
Meanwhile, the FBI has refused to confirm or deny the existence of this investigation.
Source: BFM TV
