Clashes at the funeral of an Al Jazeera correspondent in Jerusalem.
At the funeral of reporter Shireen Abu Aqla, who was killed in disputed circumstances in the occupied West Bank, violence erupted in East Jerusalem.
As it left a hospital in East Jerusalem, her casket was jostled by Israeli police and Palestinians.
On Wednesday, Al Jazeera reporter Abu Aqla was killed while reporting on an Israeli operation.
The incident was widely condemned, with Israel and the Palestinians trading accusations.
According to the Palestinian Authority and Al Jazeera, Israeli forces shot and killed Abu Aqla, while Israel argued it was too early to tell what happened and that she could have been killed by Palestinian gunfire.
The Palestinians turned down Israel’s request for a joint investigation, claiming that they did not trust Israel. Both parties are conducting separate investigations.
According to Tom Bateman in Jerusalem, there is rising pressure for a quick and transparent investigation into Abu Aqla’s death. He claims that attention is turning to the bullet that killed her, which was discovered at the post-mortem but was purportedly used by both Israeli forces and Palestinian terrorists.
On Thursday, the Israeli military issued initial results, stating that the source of the deadly gunfire could not be determined.
It might have been caused by “heavy fire from Palestinian gunmen,” according to the report, or by “a few bullets” fired by a soldier “at a terrorist who was firing.”
On Thursday, she was granted the rare honor of a funeral at Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s compound, where her coffin was covered in the Palestinian flag. President Abbas paid her respect, calling her a “freedom fighter” who “sacrificed her life” to protect the Palestinian cause.
“We hold the Israeli occupation authorities completely responsible for her death, and they will not be able to hide the facts about this atrocity,” he stated.
He stated that the matter would be referred to the International Criminal Court, which probes possible war crimes.
Mr Abbas’ announced intention received no immediate response from the ICC or the Israeli administration. Mr Abbas has been accused of “casting blame at Israel,” according to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
