JERUSALEM: Israeli police said on Thursday they had completed an internal investigation into the violence at the funerals of those killed. al jazeera tv Journalist Shirin Abu Akleh – although without releasing any conclusions.
Police launched an investigation last month after an international outcry after the veteran reporter’s coffin was nearly toppled when the coffin was attacked during his funeral.
Thousands attended the service in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem, and images of the unrest were broadcast live on TV. Israeli officials blamed Palestinian protesters for the ugly scenes.
police commander kobi shabtai It said on Thursday that “we cannot remain indifferent to these harsh images and we must investigate so that the sensitive incidents of this order are not violently disturbed by rioters.”
“The police, under my instructions, conducted an investigation to assess the actions of our forces on the ground to draw conclusions and improve operational progress in such an incident,” he said in a statement.
A police spokesman said the results of the investigation were submitted to the Minister of Public Works.
Abu Akleh, a Palestinian-American journalist working for a Qatar-based broadcaster, was shot dead last month while covering an Israeli army operation at the Jenin camp in the occupied West Bank.
A Palestinian investigation says he was shot dead by an Israeli soldier in what he called a war crime.
Israel has denied the allegations, arguing that he could have been killed by a Palestinian gunman.
Abu Akleh’s brother anton The police investigation into the unrest at his funeral was dismissed out of hand.
“We don’t care what Israel says or does, everything is clear from the pictures. The police are the attackers,” he told AFP. “They are trying to hide their actions and mistakes.”
Police launched an investigation last month after an international outcry after the veteran reporter’s coffin was nearly toppled when the coffin was attacked during his funeral.
Thousands attended the service in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem, and images of the unrest were broadcast live on TV. Israeli officials blamed Palestinian protesters for the ugly scenes.
police commander kobi shabtai It said on Thursday that “we cannot remain indifferent to these harsh images and we must investigate so that the sensitive incidents of this order are not violently disturbed by rioters.”
“The police, under my instructions, conducted an investigation to assess the actions of our forces on the ground to draw conclusions and improve operational progress in such an incident,” he said in a statement.
A police spokesman said the results of the investigation were submitted to the Minister of Public Works.
Abu Akleh, a Palestinian-American journalist working for a Qatar-based broadcaster, was shot dead last month while covering an Israeli army operation at the Jenin camp in the occupied West Bank.
A Palestinian investigation says he was shot dead by an Israeli soldier in what he called a war crime.
Israel has denied the allegations, arguing that he could have been killed by a Palestinian gunman.
Abu Akleh’s brother anton The police investigation into the unrest at his funeral was dismissed out of hand.
“We don’t care what Israel says or does, everything is clear from the pictures. The police are the attackers,” he told AFP. “They are trying to hide their actions and mistakes.”