Colonel Steve Gabavics tells New York Times that evidence an Israeli soldier intentionally shot journalist was shrugged off by US government.
A former United States colonel who worked on a team that compiled a report on the Israeli military’s killing of Al Jazeera journalist and US citizen Shireen Abu Akleh has accused the administration of former US President Joe Biden of softening its findings in favour of Israel.
The statements from Colonel Steve Gabavics in an interview with the New York Times published on Monday represent the first time any military official involved in the report has spoken publicly. Gabavics had previously spoken anonymously for a documentary by the Zeteo news organisation.
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