(JNS) Al Jazeera on Tuesday announced it had formally requested that the International Criminal Court (ICC) open an investigation into the death of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed in Jenin in May during an exchange of fire between the Israel Defense Forces and Palestinian terrorists. Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said, "I expressed my condolences following the passing of Shireen Abu Akleh. At the same time, we must remember that this was a combat scenario, which was investigated thoroughly." "I suggest that [international] officials and Al Jazeera representatives go investigate what is happening to reporters in Iran and nearby regions where Al Jazeera operates. There is no other military that operates under the moral standards of the IDF, and I would like to emphasize my full support, and that of the entire defense establishment, to the commanders and soldiers who are defending the citizens of Israel." The IDF investigation took into account the context in which the incident occurred, with Israeli troops under "life-risking, widespread and indiscriminate" fire from Palestinian terrorists. At no point was Israeli fire directed at anyone other than the Palestinian terrorists, some of whom fired "from the area in which Ms. Shireen Abu Akleh was present."
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