[000:00:00;00] a with ah hello, i'm emily anglin, continuing our special coverage at the killing of al jazeera journalist, sure rain, ucla by israeli forces in the occupied at west bank. she was shot while covering and his rally ride in the city of jennie al jazeera media network has called it a blatant murder, violating international laws and norms. victoria gate and beat reports i. the body of serene abil. eichler is carried through the town of jeanine in the

occupied west bank. the veteran al jazeera reporter was shot dead while covering a raid by israeli forces. another journalist was also short and injured. the palestinian health ministry says they were hit by bullets fired by his rady soldiers until we made ourselves clear to the army and the pass was by indicating that we are the press than within seconds. there was the 4th chapter, i told him, but we are being targeted. we are being shot off. i turned and found shooting on the ground through these rating military says its forces came under attack in jeanine and that they fight back. there was no exchange of fire, so that is more possibility whatsoever. understand you're not the city, not wildly. there is a, the army always uses these excuses to cover up the crimes. they are competing against palestinians, including palestinian generals is ready raids in the occupied west bank have intensified in recent weeks after a series of attacks inside israel. the janine refugee camp is become

a strong hold for resistance against the israeli occupation. sharina butler had worked for al jazeera for 20 years. colleagues described her as brave kind and a voice of palestinians. hope i'm sure there'll be lots of calls from around the world. we get a lot of support from human rights organizations. governments, ah, who will be looking at what happened here and on why a journalist has been shot that, ah journalists, you know, killing journalists, shooting the messenger is equivalent to a war crime. so we need to know what has happened. the world needs to know what some cat o's foreign ministry put out, a tweet saying, the israeli occupation killed elgin, they're a journalist, sharina black, left by shooting her in the face. well, wearing the press best and a helmet. she was covering their attack. and janine refugee camp, this state sponsored israeli terrorism must stoled and unconditional support to

israel must. and israel says it's launched an investigation into what happened. it says it does not target journalists, but some human rights activists say they have little faith in these really just a system of human rights organizations, for example, like a human rights issue. and that decided a long time ago that they're no longer going to even interact with the complaint system within the army. because it is not serious. it doesn't find it. soldiers guilty of him was the algae. there is calling for a transparent investigation into the death of sharina blackledge. few palestinians thing that's likely to happen. victoria gay to be al jazeera, the doctor who carried out. the autopsy says the bullet that killed sharon was direct and fatal lust injury was massive and there was a complete laceration in the brain together with

a big fracture of the sco. how does the remaining network has put out a statement, offering its condolences and said in a blatant to murder, violating international laws and norms? these rally occupation forces assassinated in cold blood out here is correspondent, the network condemned this heinous crime which contains to only prevent the media from conducting the judy al jazeera holds these rally, government and occupation forces responsible for the killing of light colleague sharin. it also calls on the international community to condemn and hold these rally, occupation forces accountable. another journalist was injured at the scene and is in a stable condition in the hospital, he described what happened. and we were going to filmed is really army operation. and suddenly they shot us without asking us to leave or stopped filming the 1st bullet hit me, and the 2nd bullet had sharin. they killed her in cold blood because they are killers and specialize and killing only palestinian people. so they claim that some palestinian militants were there,

we had no resistance and there was no palestinian military resistance at all at the scene. is rally place stone to the family home in occupied east jerusalem as mourners paid their respects, relatives, friends, and supporters of jealous killed protested against the police action. stephanie decker is alive in occupied east jerusalem. and steph, you're outside she rains house. what unfolded when israeli police arrived? well, 3 offices arrived, they went into the house and as soon as they entered the house, you can see it just behind on a people started following them, screaming to get out. of course, seen as usually provocative as people were coming to pay their condolences ah, to the family inside particular her brother or sister in law and also some uncles and then you had a back and forth. i was inside where they were telling them to turn down the music . i've been speakers outside before people yelling at them to get out. they did

leave in the end. the music has been turned off, but i just want update you on something else or just just hearing from one israeli journalist with very solid diplomatic sources. we're just trying to get it confirmed from the army. but that the, the chief of staff of the army is now saying that at the moment it is not possible to determine from which a fire a blacklist was killed. and after they've appointed a special team to hold an operational investigation into the incident. this is somewhat shocking from what we heard since the morning, which is that the army and also the prime minister. naturally, bennett saying that initial initial findings where that potentially should eat onto the other palestinian calling from another network were hit by palestinian gunmen, fire these ready army had issued a video of policy and government. it's also just recently released body cam footage of israeli soldiers going on foot house to house firing and can hear a heavy exchange of gunfire. but certainly this is somewhat of

a back tracking now saying that they cannot identify from which fire should he was killed. but certainly even the court them saying they're going to hold an investigation. palestinians will tell you that they have no faith in these kinds of investigations into the actions of the israeli army by themselves. and that again, you know, you've been playing the sound bites as well, of our colleagues were on the ground with her who have absolutely no doubt that she and did the other journalist who is in a stable condition. i have to say we're targeted by these ready military. yes, the transparent investigation is necessary. thank you very much for that. update is stephanie deca live for us there in occupied to east jerusalem. al jazeera employees gathered to mourn. she rains death. they came together on set to commemorate their colleague had worked for al jazeera for 2 decades. she rein covered many events, such as the several wars in the gaza strip. the 2006 israel, a lebanon war,

and is rally attacks in the occupied west bank. palestinian generalists in the gaza strip, also gathered in front of al jazeera as a new office. to commemorate showing last year israel bombed and flattened out his ear, his office in gaza. that also house the associated press and other outlets. let's bring in una alyssa head, who joins us live from that, gaza city. hello there. you know how people remembering, showing as you can see emily behind me, we're here in elsie's your office in the gaza strip and there is a morning tent. that house is open. now here it's being held here in our office. many people are coming up during the live civil law society and other our legal bodies are also here to pay their condolences and express their solidarity with what happened with she read. not just that many civilians who do remember

serene, who has been a figure for so long in journalism, are here to pay their tribute to serene. she read and has been one of the journalists whose name has been associated for so long with and biased media. and an honorable journalist this day comes, is a very sad day, not just to al jazeera network in all regions in all barrows, but in the entire occupy territories, gods, this trip, and even the entire world. a treat, a buckler is one of the journalists who is going to be long remembered and for her very long and very long going and, and, and the staff says that she has been and events that she has been covering for the past 20 years. working with l g 0, it was one of the colleagues here. we're also talking that one have but sharina

dreams was to actually come to the gaza strip to visit after she had covered the war in 2006. that she was not able to do that. just like any other palestinian journalists who is living under these rayleigh capacious, they are not granted their list tribes off for freedom of movement, nor even the protection we have this, this death comes as i'll just right is actually anniversary blast out there building left here in the latest may war where i'll do the raw media office along with other media offices in the gaza strip, where the target had many during the less long the years in the palestinian territories. hoffman also targeted. and this shows the clear violation of these really occupation forces toward palestinian during the las bessie do not have their

list right. that is granted by international low to be protected for the life to be safe while they're on their mission in the field, transferring a delivering messages of the trip to the public. busy yes, we're the same pictures of that explosion in 2021 and it certainly is going to have a ripple effect her death. thank you very much for that update human. alas, i it live for us in god's a city. the american ambassador to israel has reacted on twitter saying very sad to learn of the death of american and palestinian general sharing of aqua. i encourage of, sorry, investigation into the circumstances of her death and the injury of at least one other journalist today. all right, let's go to our white house correspondent, kimberly how could, who's standing by for us. kimberly, it's 1st thing in the morning when you, us, or the us is waking up to this news. how do you think washington will react? well, we know that the us state department folks, her son ned price,

has promised that there will be some sort of statement that will be issued by the biden administration. and that is forthcoming as we await that statement. we should point out that the calls for an investigation are growing louder, given the fact that there it is known that sharina was a us citizen. and given the fact that it is the position of the biden administration, that the rights of palestinians should be up held in equal measure with those of israeli citizens. and as a result, you have to look only to the statements of the u. s. secretary of state entity, blank 10, who traveled to the west bank met with the palestinian leader, my foot abbas back in late march, and reiterated the positions of the biden administration. that it is a commitment to focus on the advancement of palestinian civil as well as human rights. and it is within that context that likely the united states will be looking

into this death as well. it is also the position of this administration that is committed to a 2 state solution and the belief that both palestinians and israelis have the right to live in equal measures of dignity, freedom as well as security. and so this is something that has been clearly stated by the administration as recently as just a few weeks ago. we should note that in addition to underscoring those points, it was the goal of the united states to work towards bringing the 2 sides closer. and antony blink, and at that time said, it was very important to make sure that there were actions taken to prevent any sort of incident, such as the death of serene that could potentially raise tensions even further. so this is obviously going to be upsetting to the administration on a variety of levels, not just on the foreign policy level, but also on the issue of a free press in the work of journalists,

something that we know that the president joe biden holds very dear in fact, at the white house correspondents dinner just a week or so ago, the u. s. president underscoring his belief that it is vital for democracy and vital for human rights. the journalists are able to operate freely and without fear of being prosecuted. persecuted or even death. in fact, the u. s. president saying that he believes that journalists are guardians of the truth and knowing that the tensions that lie in that region between israeli forces and palestinian journalists. this is only going to be of serious concern to the bible ministration, even more so it is within those prism that this is likely to be viewed by the by the administration. now we should point out that the u. s. president is set to travel today. it is likely that if he does speak to reporters, this is a question that may come up. he has not spoken to reporters as he's departed on

marine one in recent weeks. however, there is the possibility. so we're watching for that, but also on the radar. coming up this week, as the u. s. president has a meeting with king abdullah of jordan on friday. there's no question that this is something that will be discussed by those 2 leaders. ok, plenty of moving parts, no doubt. you'll capers across all of those elements. thank you very much for that update our white house correspondent, kimberly how could live for us. thank all right, let's go to ramallah now. where need abraham is standing by in the occupied west bank and nita she rains body is expected to arrive at the o. g 0 is bureau shortly, and as we can see from the pictures behind you lodge crowds have gathered to pay their respects. we are in front of the office building where dozens and dozens of people are gathering to come to pay their respects, their condolences as the body of city,

nevada is expected to make its way here and the next 30 minutes or so. when you talk to people about should in they feel like they personally know her, even though she's a shy person, she's not someone who has lots and lots of friends, close group of friends, but people feel like they know she's been in every house since the 2nd them to fall down 20 years ago and 25 years or more she's been covering on the way. so people who have seen her in tell stories of palestinian covered there. it feels like pain, a lot of indian homes. only the critics with these people who have been

raised there have been to voting her on tv companies has a tendency to remain calm during the tough circumstances. difficult conditions. she had the calm, towed to the beautiful smile. hear from people saying that, you know, it's, it's normal to, to hear those words when someone passes away, but you can feel it people, i and nita, your amongst fellow journalists, will assuring death deter them from reporting in that region. or will this just add to their results? unfortunately, this isn't the 1st with

. so for palestinian journalist, they tell you that taking on this job, they know for a fact that they are putting themselves at risk. they're going to recover confrontation or national where thing was that the is really our targets. even if they are marked as the press even in the wedding protective gear and helmets and sit in, i was wearing all of that and that didn't protector. and you had many saying, you know, it's really as far very for spies placed her in a place that wasn't covered nor by the help by there, by the address. it takes a lot of precision to be able to get that bullet with a tough day for us. we are mourning the loss of

a friend or someone who has the hearts of many menu. all right, we'll leave it there. thank you very much, nita and we'll cross back to you and when we have some movement that we've felt sharina arriving shortly. okay, let's go to nadine bob now, who's in london for more on the reaction in europe. there have been calls the dame for the i. c c to investigate. what else can you tell us about the reaction in europe? well, that's right. firstly, i should have the u. k. ambassador to israel has tweeted, saying that he's deeply saddened by what he call. she reads tragic death and urging rapid dora and transparent investigation without saying who should carry out that investigation. but we have a very strong statement from the national union of journalists here in the u. k. the general secretary has called it an appalling act of violence. she goes on to

say that the apparent targeting of a journalist is a matter of grave concern. and it cannot be left a military authorities to investigate the behavior of their own forces. she been references a case which was actually taken to the international criminal court last month by the international federation of journalists, the palestinian journalists syndicate, and the international center of justice for palestinians. and she says, sadly, a new name must now be added to that file. the i f, j for their part have confirmed. this is a court. we will seek to add bass case to the i t c complaint. and they go on to say, if we demand justice for the russian targeting of ukrainian journalists, we must demand an end to and justice for is re the targeting and killings of palestinian journalists. and similarly, amnesty international through deputy director for the middle east and north africa

region have said the killing of a veteran journalist marine eichler is a bloody reminder of the deadly system in which israel looks, palestinians, israelis count is killing palestinians, left and right with impunity. so clear calls for action by international bodies, notably through that case, which has already been started at the international criminal court. strong words of shock really as well as condemnation for what happens. and we will say if it amounts to anything tangible. thank you very much. nadine bob, a live for us in london. all right, let's take a look at what we know so far. drain was reporting on israeli rains in jeanine in the occupied west bank need daily rains. have been carried out there after a series of deadly attacks inside his round. she was shot in the head rage and despite wearing her press the vest, doctor say she was killed instantly and couldn't have been saved. even if she'd

been raged hospital in time. crowd of people carried her body from the hospital through the straits of janine in a procession to honor her. earlier my colleague rob matheson spoke with al jazeera is a managing director, giles treadmill here in the studio. he called for accountability for the killing of sharing. as the managing director of a channel like this, does this give you is it necessary for you to, to stop and consider the circumstances under which journalists who are covering concepts like this and work to a way to try to improve them to make them safer? is that really very much you can do when the circumstances are as we see them in these, in this particular region, we do as much as we possibly can of the safety. the health and safety of our journalists is, is of paramount importance to us. we have all the necessary protocols for providing the equipment, providing security, providing procedures,

safety procedures. we do everything we can to protect our journalists, but we have to recognize that is a dangerous world out there. and there are some states players as well as other players who do target journalists and increasingly, unfortunately in this world today, the media is increasingly coming on the file in all sorts of different ways, whether it be physical attack or online attack, or any all sorts of other attacks and intimidation and threats, and as well as al jazeera, another word along with other media. we have to face this, this reality, this depressing reality. but we cannot allow it to sign up for us to stop us from doing what we do because the world needs to know what's happening more than ever in this world. and i think in now past history, it's 25 years of, of algebra history. something like 11, i think it's 11 of our journalists have been killed. this will now obviously increase that number. we have had a tough experience of the sort of thing,

but we have to carry on. i say to all my colleagues that we do a great job. we are, we've one great awards. we don't do this to win awards. we do this because we believe that we are doing something that is important to do. but our journalism is recognised and, and it's important that we carry on doing that because the world we need to know what is happening. is there any anything that just as an organization can do with regard to representations to the israeli military tribute, israeli government, or indeed to the palestinian authority in the, in the event of something like this? yes, we, we, we will make the necessary communications and with, with all those that we can to try and find out what has happened. i'm sure there will be lots of calls from around the world. we get a lot of support from human rights organizations, governments who will be looking at what happened here, and why

a journalist has been shot that journalists killing journalists shooting the messenger is equivalent to a war crime. so we need to know what has happened, the world news tonight, what happens out to 0 senior political analyst, my one be showered now joins us from london. we've been talking a lot about what has happened, but i want to get your thoughts on what will happen all eyes and now going to be on what happens next. and how do you think palestinians will likely react to the news of sharing stiff? well just moments ago i was watching some level of coverage and other networks coverage. and what's really infuriated me is this is really a police range of shootings house in jerusalem. so this seems to be what is coming . it's basically more of the same the idea that a jurist is killed in the morning and her house is rated in the afternoon,

is obviously infuriating to palestinians to journalists and to everyone with a heart with a mind, you know, with the minimum intelligence, just to see how such an abrasive, occupation escape about not only of the crimes that we've been seeing this morning and, and for over half a century. but the fact that it continues, even at the same day when, when, when a journalist family tries to mourn her death, when her people try to mourn her death and try to remember or celebrate her life. for her house to be re, did really gives you a signal of where we are heading out. it's going to be more of the same. my one, the timing of what's happening is significant. in the coming days. there are significant dates coming up, including on may 15, where palestinians around the world mark napa,

or catastrophe day. so i tension is going to range boiling point will they, will they boil over? look if there is anything about the number is that it's not an event. it's mother. it's not something that happened in the past. the think about the not but is that it's continuing the think about the nuk, but is that it's ongoing. the think about the nut bah is present today on the present as it was 70 plus years ago. but in what sense? at not rhetorically, but in real life that this possession of hundreds of 1000 policy and is now millions of palestinians continues until today. the occupation and the repression of the palestinians. refugees, as well as residents and under occupation continues to day. the killing of the messengers as it were, the coming of journalists kind, a journalist's wonderful journalist, courageous brave great journalist, as we've seen,

was sharin continues to day. so here you have this young woman hale's from bethlehem, born in jerusalem after the occupation of 96 or 7, spent a lifetime covering palestinian number, palestinian ongoing tragedy and ends up being a victim of that very same. but for traitor of the original sin of the original neck, back in 1947, 4 to 8. so we're seeing it continuing. 70 plus years later. man, israel has cold for oh, i said that they will be a joint investigation. what would that look like? a joint investigation and how would that work? in fact, in practical sense, well, already the policy in authority has turned it down. so we already know that the policies reject any such cooperation with the perpetration of the crime as they see

it in the sense that and i think this is important to you by the way, we've seen many investigations by history and we know that they have led to nothing, and we've had a good number of experts on our channel throughout the day to day testifying to the fact that israel is big on investigative committees and commissions that lead to nowhere. that's one to you know, it is not about what soldier or who killed, who shot our colleague or a friend. i sharyn. it's about the responsibility of the occupation. because in the end of the day, the crime has been committed by the commission as it has been or where the fast 50 plus years. so really the responsibility lies not with one shrink the soldier in jeanine who's probably cowardly and hiding behind his gun. his machine gun, the responsibility lies with the israeli government,

then its prime minister and its defense minister. those who has been have been accused in the past or more crime. so really, the responsibility is with israeli prime minister and for the israeli defense minister to be asking about joint investigation is basically a slap in the face to a palestinian people to a palestinian media that has suffered so long. only recently we've seen the media building and garza being bombed for no obvious reason for no reason whatsoever voice whatsoever. so really isn't, it cannot be bought the executioner, the judge, and the jury, as well as the investigator. and all of this, it's ridiculous and it's cannot happen while we appreciate your insights as always out, is there a senior political analyst, mowing bashar, right join his life from london? thank you for your time. jamal ow shall it takes a closer look. now at today's events. 0 i

don't shoot the messenger unless you're in is really soldier. in that case, you're seemingly okay with shooting a reporter who's clearly identifiable as a journalist and poses no threat. should he in a barclay, is the latest reporter to be killed by the israeli military, which has a long history of targeting journalists and news outlets. particularly al jazeera sharing, a veteran reporter who spends her life covering events and occupied palestine was among a group of journalists, documents and what was happening in janine early on wednesday. according to eye witness and video footage, she was wearing a safety vest and helmets, both of which clearly identified her as a member of the press. despite this, or maybe because of it actually, and was shot in the face and killed. and we were going to filmed is really army operation. and suddenly they shot us without asking us to leave or stop filming the 1st bullet hit me and the 2nd bullet hit sharina. they killed her in cold blood

because they are killers and specialized and killing only palestinian people. so they claim that some palestinian militants were there. we had no resistance and there was no palestinian military resistance at all at the same journalist. somebody was also shot and injured in the attack. there was no exchange of fire. so there is no possibility whatsoever in the city, and they always use the excuses to cover up the crime committed against palestinians, including post indian general according to rights groups. israel has killed 50 journalists since 2000 and injured more than 144 in the past 4 years alone. and this is also not the 1st time israel has intentionally targeted al jazeera. last year,

the networks office in garza was formed to rebel while journalists devoted, but it was assorted by israeli forces, whilst reporting on israel's ethnic, cleansing of arab resident in occupied east jerusalem street. the rough neighbourhood, israeli authorities say they've launched an investigation human rights group say they have little faith in israeli justice, particularly with renowned organizations like human rights watch. and i'm going to see international accusing israel of implementing a system of apartheid. high off and human rights organizations for example, like bit settling and it's really human rights. so can i say that decided the long time ago that there are no longer going to even interact with the complaint system . bear with invisible aly army because it is not serious. it doesn't find israel disorders guilty, cut out of foreign ministry whose country hosts the al jazeera network, issued

a statement with senior diplomats no one hotter, demanding an end to what she called, state sponsored israeli terrorism. the european union and other members of the international community have also condemned the killing. but all these condemnations have fallen short of including any sanctioning or punishment for a crime that threatens the essence of any free society. a free press should in was kill, trying to inform the world of what was happening in her country. the world now knows that in occupied palestine, no one is safe from israel's bullets. not even journalists who am i lecture young? i just hero. and on ash riley is a palestinian politician and a former member of the palestine liberation organization. she says israel cannot

reasonably carry out an investigation on its own forces and will not be and can never be. and it has never been sped and genuine investigation is red and white washes on the items of its military of its settlers of the government . it has not been held to account any of its monday when it comes to defense to victims meetings. as does this as a method or form beaches on the country uses this investigation as of cather app and as a means of blaming the victim. and so nobody has any conflict and israeli investigation . that's why we're asking for an impartial investigation. this is the time for that, i see, and this is the time for international human rights organizations. once you log in to step in and exposed to the tool covers up the to just

a matter of disseminating light. and which leading versions and song at this time that comes out, this is something that's always good to always defying this information. i'm always trying to present things and there was only on them to school, but also and sympathetic persuasion. joining me now from london is daniel lady, he is the president of the us middle east project and a former israeli negotiate a daniel thinks of being on the program. you know how israeli forces operate? did they delete deliberately target a colleague who was clearly marked with the press fest? well, 1st in the, let me explain condolences to al jazeera to you your colleagues,

to the family sharina. as we heard the history of israeli investigations does not bode well, there is a reason that the blue chit human rights organizations in the world including israel's own, pre eminent human rights organization. bet selling have basically said we can no longer work in good faith with these rady investigations because they are essentially pre determined on what we've seen. and then this has been the trajectory the direction of traveling is that israel prevents external investigators from entering. so when the u. n appoints a special rapport or when the you any points of commission of inquiry as it is done because of serious allegations, strong allegations of israeli crimes. those investigators are not allowed in when

palestinian civil society has its own organisations to investigate israel now is trying to defame those organizations with a terrorist designation as was done against, i'll hoc. and now we've gone this step when it's happened before with journalists where we see that you shoot the messenger and therefore there can be no faith in an israeli investigation based on previous practice. and what we heard out of official is really spokespeople already over the last hours since this tragic event. and let me point this out the a symmetry of power that we see every day come to bear in the occupation in the occupied palestinian territories engine need miss. lauding that same asymmetry of power applies to the tools that are at the disposal of israel when it comes to this

. suppose it investigation in terms of how they can approach things, who's at their disposal to try and cover this up. and this offer this offer of a joint investigation. of course they know that already compromised palestinian authority has to say no. and this is what they will throw back in their faces. they will say we didn't have access to the body. the palestinians refused to do a joint investigation. and fundamentally, what we have to understand is that the investigation isn't designed to get to the truth. the investigation is designed to offer cover the israel and offer cover for its allies in the west and in the u. s. so when the smoke person appears, they can say we've asked the israel to investigate israelis or said they'll investigate, we have to wait for the app. that's what it's designed. so given everything that you've said, the system is clearly flawed. how can accountability be guaranteed? will accountability is not going to be self generated by israel. israel knows why it's in those territories is wrong,

knows why it's treating palestinians in the way that they do. and this is designed to prevent palestinians realizing their rights to prevent any kind of peaceful outcome. accountability or can only be generated from the outside, and this is the singular greatest failure of the rest of the world when it comes to the palestinian people. there are 2 systemic problems here in terms of what happened to day. one is the ongoing dehumanization by israel of palestinians, by the way of your own network of al jazeera as well alongside that dehumanization you have systemic impunity in terms of how israel is treated by the international community. and until there is accountability until israel has to pay a costume consequence for the horrific killing of sure in this morning. but also for the ongoing,

every day. denial of basic palestinian rights and freedoms and till that carries consequences. sadly, this morning's events being repeated apparently in her home being repeated across palestinian territories, day and day out. those will continue. and just as a year ago, the welted. oh no, you can't. all the people the where the presses, what happened? does a follow up? nothing. they hide behind language and you see what's happening to day when one party in the world is held to account for something it's doing in ukraine. and you see the absolute impunity applied in this instance. and until that changes, sadly, we will carry on having these conversations. yes, that has been mentioned by a number of press organizations that comparison between what's happening to the palestinians and noise, and what's happening to those in ukraine. so given everything that you've said, do you obviously echo those calls for investigation by the international criminal court? well i do,

i think it's very important the that the issue is before the court to day. i hope that not only palestinian and international civil society, but i'd like to see countries that are members but cool thought transparent application of universalist values to start drawing an exception when it comes to the i. c. c. the crew international criminal court investigating is wrong and i also hope that the palestinian ish stopped using this as a political football in trying to extract concessions that are quite meaningless. and that the kind of collaboration that we see going on no longer takes place on one tries to bring to the, for these international instruments of justice and accountability because it's not good enough. when the west says this is terrible. and then 11 tries to apply the tools of available to hold a country to account. they say no, no, no, no, no. when it comes to israel, we can't use those tools. so daniel,

obviously the coming days and weeks will be crucial at all. isaac, going to be on what happens next. how do you think palestinians will react? what are we likely to see in the, in the foreseeable future? look, sharina has been a feature my living room for many, many years. and i know for palestinians that speaks even more. so across the region, that is the case. i'm not on the ground, i don't know what the output is going to look like in the coming days. we've already been in the 10th period with the kind of raid that sharina was covering. and let's cool out all news outlets to be doing that kind of coverage. she was there, she was probably one of the only people covering events in janine this morning. so let's hope this gets the coverage. it needs to get where it goes on the ground over

the next days. we don't know. what we do know is that the systematic denial of palestinian rights violations of palestinian basic freedoms will continue until something snaps. and that's going to come from the palestinians themselves, but it's also going to come as a wake up call from the outside. i think it would have to be naively optimistic to expect me to be that way. talk, who will be it? that would be no, nothing can replace the loss of life, but that would be a worthy legacy of someone who's, who's done such amazing working covering this in day. thank you very much for your insights. daniel levy, the president of the u. s. middle east project. we appreciate your analysis. thank you very much. kristen. so me is live for us now at the united nations in new york, christine, has there been any reaction from the un we have heard

from the un special envoy for the middle east tor venice land. he has strongly condemned the shooting of the al jazeera journalist saying that there should be an immediate investigation. and to what happened, he said in a tweet, those responsible should be held accountable. and that quote, the media should never be targeted. obviously the situation in the palestinian territories is one that has been on the u. an agenda for a long time. it's raised concern as recently as mid april, when the security council held a special session on the situation there in response to violence in the old city at the herano sharif sites where some palestinians were shot by israeli forces with rubber tipped bullets. at that time, the experts here at the united nations res, concern about a disproportionate response from israeli forces. they talked about concerns that

the use of force was widespread at that time, according to the spokesperson for the un high commissioner, for human rights. they talked about how estonians, who did not appear to pose any threats to israeli security forces being shot. and they called for further investigation and further international action to comma situation, which they warned could spiral and escalate. if there was not a stronger international response, and we haven't seen that international response from the security council in relation to recent situations, the security council was just entering the building for a meeting today. we'll see if they have any response to what's happened. but if history is any guide, it's very difficult for the council to come together on the subject, but already again from you and officials who are play entrenched in the difficult situation. in the occupied territories, there's the alarm bells being sounded and calls for an investigation and,

and calls for accountability. indeed, thank you very much for bringing us up to speed kristen salumi live for us in new york. thank you. last month, international and palestinian media group submitted a formal complaint to the international criminal court, accusing israel of war crimes against journalists. the committee to protect a journalist says 24 reporters, not including sharina, blacklist, death have been killed in israel and palestinian occupied territory since 2000 and through the press. freedom advocates have reported high numbers. israel systematically targets journalists including al jazeera in 2010, entertain several on board of humanitarian for tiller. heading to gather last year is ro bombed building with media offices, including al jazeera in the occupied gaza strip. and bat, barely a month later, israeli forces arrested al jazeera journalist, guevara daring. as she was covering

a demonstration in the shaken chair, brought neighborhood of occupied a story soon. saying it best robbie has more on the israeli palestinian conflict. there remains one of the most dangerous for journalists in israel's occupation of palestine. its tactics have become increasingly aggressive over the decades. so to it's crackdown on media workers covering the, the targeting killing of bulges, you're a journalist and palestinian american sharing of luckily, the latest example of high yes. in may. 2021 in israeli air raid brought down a building in the gaza strip. that house local people and international media offices, including those of old press freedom advocates, said it was an attempt to silence journalist the a month later israeli police destroyed your equipment and arrested jerusalem

correspondent. you're breaking her. precious witnesses said her press sun was clearly visible and the arrest was unprepared. of luckly was also in her press, vest and helmet at the time of her death. time and time again, it has been shown that israeli forces kill palestinian, including palestinian journalists without cause in the occupied territory. and it's very extra, extremely rare that israeli soldiers, captains, or military officials are ever held accountable for their actions. israel often uses what it calls secret evidence to detain palestinian journalists for months without due process and restrict their movements. attacks by israeli forces have also left dozens injured, a palestinian center of human rights report in 2020 found journalists face, quote, cruel, inhumane,

and degrading treatment at the hands of israeli forces. in the wake of abruptly as death, israel's army says it does target journalists and his foreign minister suggested conducting a joint investigation and autopsy and offer palestinian leaders refused. israeli forces have directly targeted journalists with a full force in the past. in 2008 israeli soldiers killed reuters camera man. fidel shot he filmed the tank as it fired the show that killed him. his final images captured on tape before his camera was destroy. shana 2 was wearing body armor marked press at the time of his death. sharina of luckily was killed covering in israeli raid on jeanine in the occupied west bank. the cutter based broadcaster said odyssey ra producer, ali alsa moody was also wounded. the latest casualties of israeli attacks on

journalists that seem to go on with impunity in basra ivy altura, the executive director of the international press press institute vibratory on faith says it's important to find out if sharina aqua was targeted. it has been a terrible news that we received this morning and we are very, very saddened to about the killing of serene unfortunately, it also comes at a time when we have seen an increase in the killings of journalists around the world expect precisely dcea and where we have seen an increase in attack against the press in the, in the west bank and gaza. so again, it's part of the thing and journalists in particular. so this we are, of course, as, as i just here, we are also following the news and pushing. we're putting out the statement very soon calling for an independent investigation into this case is very important to

understand whether sharina has been targeted. unfortunately, the what the information we have received so far, a fear that it could have been the case, which obviously would be a very serious crime. however, the most important thing and now is that there is an independent investigation into this case. and we know how hard it will be to get there. you know what, there is a principle which is core to join me core to coverage of any conflict, any crisis which is join a list can not be targeted. that's, that's a war crime. so that is the principle that we need to fight to the front, and we can not compromise on this. so definitely i p i will use audit you know, reach and internet chat and reach to international organizations and member to ensure that there is near investigation and understand who,

who is behind is killing and whether it was targeted killing. unfortunately, it seems that, you know, there was no confrontation between policy and fighters. i need to raise the army at that moment in that spot. so it seems that a group of joya lisa has been targeted. however, as he, as you know, the facts are still unfolding. so we need to understand what happened. let's bring in nita abraham who's live for us in ramallah in the occupied at west bank. meta, we're expecting she rains a body to arrive outside al jazeera is bureau shortly. describe the crowd that gathered there. it certainly looks to be hundreds of people with hundreds and hundreds of people are gathering outside the bureau. as you know, they are gathering. they are chanting slogans. remembering the needs to read and with a hearing now inside the building with offices are expecting the

body of city to be made here for people. people try to get her fine and fed one a to the officials have been speaking to them by the has and the whole lot with just the body. i think here, there are lots of people who felt like the new city, even if they didn't know her personality. they felt like it's been on her every day from them on to be delivering the news to them, the update. so people here feel like they know her personally, that they love someone who cares about their school with their number in the crowd that those gathering it. there's anything with me to he's very ordinary thing that way saying what are some of the comments that people have made

to you about what sharina meant to them? they know her to be common kind of like she had that called boys even when she covers this toughest is really, really the occupied was bank including did you long just can't that had with very serious battle between this really are me in the palestinian fighters in the campuses that she died this morning, but even then i was looking at reports a she was call even though the world is burning around. but you had a message. she wanted to get the story out to enter a critical day for people here. they believe that the messenger being because paper one through 3 of the or

and precisely is maybe i me doesn't want the truth to be how to be carried to the world and believe what journalists students did, we were students in the university professor would say, can you tell me why are you becoming a journalist? and the vast majority of answers from people say, oh, we grew up listening to city a comedy covering the palestinian story on. i just need no way that hasn't been covered before. the 24th avenue coverage all across the occupies west bank and even other places. so this is why people felt like i want to be a journalist because i want to be like a long line or get they were strong. female journalist,

they empower them with this. you can hear hear from the sounds of people with present who are until to shop or coming to other people you might look at their faces. i miss cents a month is that anger and frustration here because people say that even when the whole world is paying versus they done to be and justice will be served or the apartment 3 is from these really are me, would be had the counter i thank you very much in a day needa abraham, a lie presley in ramallah, waiting for sharon's body to he taken name. okay. just a few moments ago the us ambassador to the un at linda thomas greenfield spoke. let's have

a listen to what she had to say about the events that unfolded today. ah, but before talking about the trip, i just want to express my sincere condolences over ah, the law serve the palestinian american journalist alger journalist who was skill sharing. ah, it was a really, really, ah, horrifying, she's well respected. she was doing her job, the jobs that you all do every single day. and i, i just want to express my condolences to her family, her friends, her colleagues are in fact all of us for her loss of the situation of her killing. it's being i investigated and we call for a transparent investigation of her killing. she was very well respected. i actually had the opportunity to meet with her when i was in the west bank our

last november and she did an extraordinary interview and i laugh there filling extraordinary respect for her. so i know that she will be sadly missed by all of us, and we have to ensure that we get to the bottom of her letter killing. and then on the trip to brussels, i had the eye witness and fellow journalists shudder. hannay shaw says they were being pinned down by snipers when she rein. abu o'clock was shy, one peacock, current time you've been, it will reach to nary and he was difficult to pull back. there were soldiers in front of us and the wall behind us and any movement on our part would have triggered firing at us in the beginning. these railey army directly shot our colleague ali elsa moody who fell to the ground. sharon shouted, the alley was hit. ali couldn't move to the other side where we were. a colleague jumped from a high wall and was asking us to reach him,

but we couldn't. so sharina and i stayed put. then we walked along the wall. the occupation forces fired. i was standing behind a tree. sharon was next to me. they fired directly at sharon sharon fell on the ground next to the wall where we were protecting ourselves. the occupation forces continued to shoot despite serene century and prevented the medics from arriving to the location. and they prevented me from getting close each time i try to move, they would shoot. the occupation forces prevented everyone from reaching the area to pull us out. it was deliberate targeting a direct assassination. and the shot was between the neck and the face. so it was deliberate shooting at the press and assassination. leaving the arrow was almost impossible. one man reversed his vehicle to the area where we're protecting ourselves. he pulled me out and then he pulled sharyn out and took her to the hospital and the private vehicle. not long before her death schraner spoke in her