Funeral For Journalist Killed In Israeli Raid Disrupted By Israeli Police –

Veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shirin Abu Akle was buried in Jerusalem on Friday, but not until his funeral was stopped by Israeli police, who beat the guests and vacuum cleaner, who forced one end of the coffin to be laid down for a while. .

The clash took place outside the hospital, where mourners waving Palestinian flags took Abu Akle’s box. They were about to march towards the church in the old city because Abu Akle was a Christian, but they were attacked by Israeli forces.

The video shows Palawan trains being violently pushed to one side of the road, fighting to maintain control over the coffin while officers beat and beat those in the crowd.

Abu Akleh, 51, was shot in the head on Wednesday while covering up an Israeli military offensive in the occupied West Bank near the city of Jerusalem. Link Wounded and Al Jazeera Network Defines Israel’s Force As a Deadly Blow.

After the clash outside the hospital, Abu Akleh’s family was allowed to ride in a coffin and take it to the Catholic Church in the old city, the Associated Press reported. Police used tear gas on others.

Not a single car was left unscathed: the video showed Israeli officials removing Palestinian flags from the car of Abu Aklekh’s body.

Israeli police confirmed in communiqué The New York Times reported taking “law enforcement” after witnessing “nationalist incitement” during the march.

At various points in the march, mourners sang the Palestinian national anthem and chanted slogans such as “Palestine, Palestine”, “We are dying for a Palestinian life” and “Our beloved home,” reported of AP.

Abu Aklehi’s brother admitted in an interview that the scene outside the hospital was “disturbing” to the BBC World Service after his funeral.

“Even though it was creepy, it showed the love and how famous and credible Shirin is in the media world, especially in Palestine,” Tony Abu Akleh said. “This is the funeral of a great Palestinian for Shirin.”

Israeli officials warned the family against displaying the Palestinian flag and pro-Palestinian expressions, he told the BBC.

The violence also shook the international community. U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said his office was “extremely concerned” about images from Jerusalem.

“Every family deserves their loved ones to rest in a dignified and unbroken manner,” Blinken wrote on Twitter.

Representative of the European Union He says The whole block was “shocked” at the scenes of Israeli police and “disrespectful behavior”.

Abu Akle is a Palestinian and U.S. citizen who has covered life in disputed lands for decades and has been a respected source on the subject. Thousands of people flocked to his funeral in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Israel claims the entire city as its capital, although it is not recognized by most of the world due to ongoing conflict with the Palestinians, who claim the eastern part of the city. Earlier this year, Amnesty International joined human rights groups that accused Israel of using the apartheid system against Palestinians, both on Israel’s borders and in disputed territories, including the West Bank.

On the day of Abu Akle’s death he wore protective clothing, which he knew as a member of the press. Other reporters at the scene told the AP that reporters signaled their presence to Israeli soldiers. They said they saw no Palestinian militants and no clashes in the area where Abu Akle was attacked, contradicting the Israeli army’s statement that Palestinian fighters fired hundreds of bullets, some in his direction.

U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price called Abu Akleh’s death an “insult to media freedom everywhere” and said the investigation should bring those responsible to justice.