"The Biden administration dismissed and publicly contradicted an internal finding by a longtime military policeman that Israeli soldiers intentionally shot at and killed prominent Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in 2022, the former official has said in his first public interview. Col. Steve Gabavics was a top official in the U.S. Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian Authority, which conducted the U.S.'s investigation into the killing of the Al Jazeera journalist. Gabavics, a military policeman with three decades of experience, was the chief of staff to the office's head, Lt. Gen. Michael Fenzel, at the time of the probe, The New York Times reports."
"Gabavics was the lead investigator on the case, he says, and had three others working with him. The team conducted an on-the-ground probe into the killing. Gabavics concluded that it would have been "the most absurd thing in the world" for the shooting to have been accidental, and that "we had everything there" to show that it was intentional. "The individual popped out of the truck, just was randomly shooting, and happened to have really well-aimed shots and never looked down the scope. Which wouldn't have happened," he told the Times."
Col. Steve Gabavics led the U.S. Security Coordinator investigation into the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh. Gabavics is a military policeman with three decades of experience and served as chief of staff to the office's head during the probe. The investigative team conducted on-the-ground work and found evidence indicating Israeli soldiers knew journalists were in the area and that a sniper in an Israeli vehicle had a clear line of sight to Abu Akleh. Gabavics concluded the shooting was intentional and found accidental fire implausible. His boss suppressed the evidence, and the Biden administration publicly dismissed and contradicted the internal finding.
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