“According to the senior official, the soldier had limited visibility, yet opened fire directly toward clearly identified journalists without firing a single warning shot,” the press association’s statement said. According to the AP investigation, the armored vehicle was about 200 meters (yards) from Abu Akleh. In a briefing with reporters on Monday that turned heated at times, a senior military official said the soldier, who was inside an armored vehicle and firing through a telescopic scope, had limited visibility and misidentified Abu Akleh. The military has provided no evidence that Palestinian gunmen fired at the journalists or that any militants were nearby when she was killed. Video footage showed Abu Akleh and other journalists, all wearing helmets and vests that clearly identify them as media, slowly walking down a road, in the line of sight of a military convoy, during several quiet minutes before shots rang out. Several independent investigations, including one by the AP back in May, had concluded that Abu Akleh was likely shot by an Israeli soldier and cast doubt on the military’s version of events. calls for Israel to review its controversial open-fire policies. Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid later rebuffed U.S. The military said no criminal probe would be launched, meaning that neither the soldier nor commanders will face any punishment.

Israel said Monday that there was a “high probability” that an Israeli soldier shot her, but portrayed the shooting as a mistake during a protracted firefight with Palestinian militants. The AP also sits on the group’s board.Ību Akleh, a Palestinian-American on-air correspondent, was shot in the head while covering an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank on May 11. The association represents international media covering Israel and the Palestinian territories, including The Associated Press. The Foreign Press Association said the conclusions of the army’s long-awaited probe into the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh “raise major questions about the military’s actions that day and serious doubts about its stated commitment to protecting journalists in the future.” Our prayers go out to the families and everyone involved.Israel’s decision to absolve itself of responsibility for the shooting death of a veteran Al-Jazeera journalist drew criticism from international media on Thursday, marking a further deterioration of relations between the military and reporters covering the conflict. It shows how far we have fallen, and how sick this world has become. The fact that someone would do this on live T.V., film himself on his cellphone while committing these murders, and then live tweet the whole sickening thing is beyond comprehension. The only reason I am even covering this story is because it highlights what we talk about on here all the time: the need to be vigilant and situationally aware at all times – especially in this sick world we now live in. It’s probably one of the most disturbing things I have ever seen in my life, and I debated even doing a post about this. Several shots are then fired, first at reporter Alison Parker, who screams and runs as the video ends. He stands there pointing the gun at them, for what seems like forever, taking time to film what he’s doing before firing. The three don’t appear to notice the shooter, or the gun being pointed at them.

In the video, the shooter walks right up to the reporter, interviewee and camera man and points a gun at them. UPDATE: State police now say man suspected of killing two WDBJ7 employees shot himself, and he is still alive After being confronted on Interstate 66 the shooter shot himself according to WDBJ News the shooter is still alive.

Journalist shot on air video