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Wed 15 Mar 2023 10:02 pm - Jerusalem Time

Hebrew site: The United States intends to pressure Israel to consider instructions to open fire in the West Bank

Translation by "Jerusalem" dot com - Walla Hebrew website said, on Tuesday evening, that the United States intends to pressure Israel to reconsider the instructions for opening fire in the West Bank .


According to the site, the United States will ask Israel to take steps that will reduce the risk of harm to Palestinian civilians and protect journalists, in order to prevent incidents such as those that the Palestinian-American journalist Sherine Abu Aqleh was subjected to, which was confirmed by the US State Department deputy spokesman in Daily press briefing.


Yesterday, an Israeli officer said in a press interview that the investigation into the Abu Aqelah case showed that there was no deviation from the instructions for opening fire, and there were no defects in the process.


And identical sources reported a few weeks ago that US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken had requested, in a phone call with Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, that Israel reconsider the instructions to open fire in the West Bank.

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Hebrew site: The United States intends to pressure Israel to consider instructions to open fire in the West Bank