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2023-05-05 11:44:16 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 484E22AEFB360E061D037E506258D624FA14D21A39F92DB0ED54903CA249F14E
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the factual claims in the tweet and video are supported by a wide variety of sources. the idea that she was deliberately targeted is a speculative opinion based on these facts. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-11/al-jazeera-journalist-shireen-abu-akleh-killed/101058098 https://apnews.com/article/politics-west-bank-middle-east-israel-8df6c999627efcef2fe0ca2b401e7a2c https://www.independent.ie/world-news/middle-east/israel-admits-journalist-shireen-abu-akleh-was-most-likely-killed-by-one-of-its-soldiers/41963435.html https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20220624-un-panel-finds-journalist-shireen-abu-akleh-was-killed-by-israeli-fire https://www.timesofisrael.com/al-jazeera-film-claims-to-show-idf-deliberately-shot-at-abu-akleh-other-journalists/ https://www.bellingcat.com/news/mena/2022/05/14/unravelling-the-killing-of-shireen-abu-akleh/ the FBI was investigating her death, but other USA divisions opposed this https://www.timesofisrael.com/white-house-tells-israel-justice-dept-opened-abu-akleh-probe-without-its-knowledge/
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