AMMAN, May 12 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan yesterday called for a just, transparent and immediate investigation, into the killing of Al-Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, to hold perpetrators accountable.
Jordanian Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, described the killing as a “heinous crime and a flagrant attack on press freedom,” during a phone call with his Palestinian counterpart, Riyad al-Maliki, according to a statement by the Jordanian Foreign Ministry.
Meanwhile, Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Haitham Abu Al-Foul, denounced targeting of journalists in the occupied Palestinian territories, noting, the crime violated international humanitarian law and international conventions and norms.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said, Abu Akleh was shot by Israeli troops, in the occupied West Bank yesterday morning, while covering an Israeli military raid, and died shortly after.
Israeli army said, it has launched an investigation into the incident.
