Israeli leaders and journalists are calling it a dangerous precedent and say it violates the Pentagon's own conclusions surrounding Abu Akleh's death.

The IDF began an investigation into the incident, despite the Palestinian Authority's initial refusal to produce the bullet that killed Abu Akleh, and concluded that the journalist was most likely unintentionally shot by an IDF soldier. The US government participated in that investigation and said it welcomed the Israeli inquiry, but this week the US Department of Justice told Israel's Justice Ministry that the FBI will conduct its own probe.

Prime Minister Yair Lapid objected in a statement reading, in part, that Israeli soldiers "will not be investigated by the FBI or by any other foreign country or entity, however friendly it may be," and added that Israel had conveyed its "strong protest" against the move to Washington.

In Thursday's edition of The Jerusalem Post, Senior Contributing Editor Lahav Harkov wrote, "It's not clear what the FBI will accomplish in its investigation, considering that the agency does not appear to have access to new evidence nor will it be able to question Israeli soldiers"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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