Democratic senators demand release of U.S. report on killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh

The FBI's decision to open a criminal investigation into her killing during an Israeli military raid in the West Bank in 2022 was the result of an unprecedented pressure campaign by Democrats

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Democratic senators demand release of U.S. report on killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh

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The FBI's decision to open a criminal investigation into her killing during an Israeli military raid in the West Bank in 2022 was the result of an unprecedented pressure campaign by Democrats

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Ben Samuels

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11:27 PM • May 12 2026 IDT

WASHINGTON – Four years after the killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, three Democratic senators are demanding the Trump administration release a 2023 military report into the circumstances of her death and provide an update on the FBI investigation into the shooting, which occurred during an Israeli military raid in the West Bank.

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