A US forensics team has returned to Palestinian authorities the bullet that killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, with results still to be determined.
A US forensic team has already arrived in Palestine to carry out the test, a senior Palestinian official says.
The Palestinian Authority says it has been assured that no modifications will be made to the bullet and that it will be returned as soon as the assessment was complete.
Sixteen-year-old Mohammad Hamad was shot and killed by Israeli forces near a road leading to the the Israeli settlement of Ofra near Ramallah.
On May 11, Shireen Abu Akleh, 51, was covering an Israeli military raid near the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank when she was shot dead.
US lawmakers in a letter to President Biden said a transparent investigation should be carried out under US auspices due to Israeli and Palestinians' distrust of each other's inquiries.
"We have refused to hand over the bullet to them, and we even demand that they hand over the weapon that murdered Shireen Abu Akleh," says Palestinian PM Mohammed Shtayyeh.
Israeli police "are the aggressors ... they are trying to cover up their actions and mistakes," says the brother of slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh as Israeli police complete probe without releasing any findings.
Shireen Abu Akleh, a prominent Palestinian-American Al Jazeera reporter, was shot dead during an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank on May 11.
Attorney General Akram al Khateeb said the bullet that killed Shireen Abu Akleh is a 5.56 mm round with a steel component used by NATO forces.
After shifting goalposts and changing its versions of the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, experts say Israel's joint probe request is meant to "quieten the public outcry" and muddy the investigation outcome.
Palestinian Foreign Ministry calls on International Criminal Court "to adopt this report in order to expedite its investigations and bring criminals and murderers to international justice."
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