The United Nations says it has strong evidence that the Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Aklehassassinated in the West Bank in May, he was hit by a bullet from an Israeli soldier.
This emerged from an analysis of video footage and the questioning of witnesses and experts, a spokesman for the UN Human Rights Commission said on Friday.
“We have found no information to suggest that there was activity by armed Palestinians in the immediate vicinity of the journalists,” a UN Human Rights Commission spokeswoman said after analysis of video footage and questioning of witnesses and experts.
The journalist was killed during an Israeli military operation in Jenin, in the northern West Bank.
His death and the subsequent police violence at his funeral in Jerusalem caused international outrage.
According to the Israeli army, it is unclear where the fatal shot came from.
UN Human Rights Commissioner Michelle Bachelet called on Israeli authorities to carry out a full and thorough investigation into the incident, the spokesperson said.
He added that this also applies to the total of 58 Palestinians killed by Israeli soldiers since the beginning of the year, according to the UN tally.
“Perpetrators must be held accountable,” he said.
(dpa/NAN)