""They hit a soldier, he's lying on the floor": Video that collapses Arab claims • Watch

May 11, 2022   

After Al Jazeera journalist Shirin Abu Aqla was killed today (Wednesday) in an exchange of fire in Jenin, many in the Arab world and on the Israeli left were quick to blame Israel for her death. Can you keep a secret? Solve an issue? We are looking for you for a prestigious position In response, the Foreign Ministry released footage of the exchange of fire, in which a Palestinian terrorist is seen shooting indiscriminately towards an alley - and then another shouts: "They hit a soldier, he is lying on the floor." However, not a single IDF soldier was injured in the battle in Jenin. The Foreign Ministry added: "Palestinian terrorists, who are shooting indiscriminately, apparently hit an Al-Jazeera journalist." Foreign Minister Yair Lapid responded: "We offer the Palestinians a joint pathological investigation into the unfortunate death of journalist Shirin Abu Aqla. Journalists must be protected in combat zones and we have a duty to get to the truth. Israel's security forces will continue to operate everywhere to prevent terrorism and the murder of Israelis." Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel also commented on the video that was distributed online. "This is what it looked like in Jenin this morning when Palestinian gunmen were shooting indiscriminately." He added: "The facts - not a single IDF soldier was injured. "We are investigating. It is likely that the journalist was hit by this Palestinian gunman. The claims that our forces were hit stem from false propaganda and not from a true investigation.".

This morning, in Jenin, terrorists heard saying: "They've hit one, they've hit a soldier, he's laying on the ground""

But no IDF soldier was injured in Jenin

Palestinian terrorists, firing indiscriminately, are likely to have hit Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Aqla pic.twitter.com/nXNbVJrnkC

— Israel Foreign Ministry (@IsraelMFA) May 11, 2022

IDF spokesman Brigadier General Ran Kochav responded to the incident in which an Al Jazeera reporter was killed - and rejected Palestinian claims that she was definitely hit by IDF fire. "A Palestinian video is circulating in which they are rejoicing over a soldier being hit. I can report that fortunately there were no casualties among our forces and it is possible that they themselves hit the Palestinian. She was wearing a vest like a soldier's. This is a Palestinian civilian who works for one of the media organizations, and the claim that we hit her is unverified. "We offered the Palestinians a joint investigation and they took the body, it is possible that they know why they are refusing such a joint investigation," Kochav said in an interview with 103FM. According to him, following the Palestinians' refusal to a joint investigation, "they can accuse whoever they want, because the truth is not a lamp to their feet." He added: "I want to explain the situation. Dozens of armed men are shooting at what they think are IDF soldiers, when the uninvolved Palestinian or the uninvolved Palestinian in Jenin is within those squads, and IDF fighters are shooting at the sources of the shooting, it is possible that someone near the armed man will be hit. "It's not that the armed Palestinians are on one side of the field, the IDF and its fighters on the other side, and the journalists are in the stands on the bench - that's not the case. The Palestinian journalists, the uninvolved civilians, including women and children, behind whom the Palestinian armed men are hiding, are together with the Palestinian terrorists, so when they shoot, even if they try to do it accurately, uninvolved people can be hit. We are doing everything to prevent that from happening.".