Documentary Reveals Identity of Israeli Soldier Who Killed Palestinian Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh

Occupied Palestine (Quds News Network)- A new documentary on the killing of Palestinian Journalist of Al Jazeera Shireen Abu Akleh has revealed the identity of the Israeli soldier who killed her and attempts by the Biden Administration to avoid holding Israel accountable.

The documentary, produced by Zeteo Media, has revealed new details about the identity of the Israeli soldier who killed Abu Akleh in 2022 in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin.

According to the film, the soldier responsible for the killing is 20-year-old Israeli soldier Alon Skajio. He was on his first combat mission in the West Bank.

Al Jazeera reporter Bisan Abu Kweik, who appears in the documentary, explained that the soldier who killed Shireen was later killed in the summer of 2023 by Palestinian fighters during an Israeli military raid in Jenin, the same city where Shireen was killed.

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After a months-long investigation, Zeteo uncovers the hidden identity of the Israeli soldier who killed the famous Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in 2022 pic.twitter.com/B04Q6fBz5Z

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The film has also uncovered efforts by both the Israeli and US governments to conceal information about the circumstances of Shireen’s killing and prevent access to the identity of her killer.

The documentary was produced by investigative journalist and former Wall Street Journal correspondent Dion Nissenbaum. It was filmed in Washington, Jerusalem, and Jenin, and includes interviews with key figures monitoring the case, including Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen.

The film also features new sources who have not publicly spoken about the circumstances and investigations surrounding Shireen Abu Akleh’s death.

It has been a year since Israel’s killing of Abu Akleh while she was covering an Israeli military raid in Jenin. The military initially denied responsibility for her killing and even claimed that Palestinian fighters were to blame. Later, Israel admitted that there was a high possibility its forces were responsible.

Nissenbaum said the film “will shed more light and proof that she was systematically targeted like other journalists in Palestine by the Israeli army. In the years following Shireen’s murder, more than 200 Palestinian journalists have been killed by Israel.”