Shireen Abu Aqleh: Israeli gunfire probably killed journalist, say US investigators

US investigators believe Israeli army gunfire probably killed the Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh, although a forensic analysis of the bullet was inconclusive.

Responding to the US announcement, Wasel Abu Youssef, a member of the executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), accused Washington of protecting Israel.

The PA has rejected Israeli offers to conduct a joint investigation under US supervision, saying it did not trust Israel and that its military had deliberately targeted Abu Aqleh.

This weekend, however, Palestinian officials claimed they were misled after handing the bullet to a US security coordinator for examination who in turn gave it to an Israeli forensics team.