The camera man Talal Abu Rahma testimony under oath about the killing of muhammed al-dura
Palestinian cameraman Talal Abu Rahma (who worked for France 2) did in October 2000 a written testimony—under oath—in the office of the Center for Human Rightsnd in the presence of attorney Raji Surani in Gaza, describing in great detail the alleged killing of the boy by Israeli soldiers.
“Shooting started first from different sources, Israeli and Palestinian. It lasted for not more than 5 minutes. Then, it was quite clear for me that shooting was towards the child Mohammed and his father from the opposite direction to them. Intensive and intermittent shooting was directed at the two and the two outposts of the Palestinian National Security Forces. The Palestinian outposts were not a source of shooting, as shooting from inside these outposts had stopped after the first five minutes, and the child and his father were not injured then. Injuring and killing took place during the following 45 minutes.
“I can assert that shooting at the child Mohammed and his father Jamal came from the above - mentioned Israeli military outpost, as it was the only place from which shooting at the child and his father was possible. So, by logic and nature, my long experience in covering hot incidents and violent clashes, and my ability to distinguish sounds of shooting, I can confirm that the child was intentionally and in cold blood shot dead and his father injured by the Israeli army.
“On the following day of the incident, I went to Shifa Hospital in Gaza, and interviewed the father of child Mohammed Al-Durreh. The interview was videotaped and broadcast. In the interview, I asked him about his reason and circumstances of being at the place of the incident. I was the first journalist to interview him on this subject".
The testimony can be found in the site of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights: The camera man Talal Abu Rahma testimony under oath about the killing of muhammed al-dura
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