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Thursday, April 14, 2022
Senior US official calls family of unarmed Palestinian woman shot dead by IDF troops
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A senior Biden administration official has called the family of an unarmed Palestinian woman who was shot dead by Israeli troops earlier this week to express his condolences.
The call by George Noll, who heads the Palestinian Affairs Unit in the US Embassy to Israel, to the family of Ghada Sabateen represents a relatively rare decision by the Biden administration to weigh in on the killing of a Palestinian who is not an American citizen. The widowed 47-year-old mother of six does have American relatives though.
“The United States welcomes Israel’s decision to investigate her shooting death,” the Palestinian Affairs Unit tweets. The IDF has yet to announce a formal investigation into the matter.
Sabateen, who was partially blind, can be seen in footage of the incident raising her hands as she quickly runs at a makeshift checkpoint in her West Bank village of Husan when soldiers shoot at her, causing her to fall down.
PAU Chief George Noll spoke to the family of Ghada Sabteen yesterday to express our condolences. The United States welcomes Israel’s decision to investigate her shooting death.
— U.S. Office of Palestinian Affairs (@USPalAffairs) April 14, 2022
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