Days after her killing, a new video appears to show that there was no chaotic situation moments before Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot dead in the West Bank.
This is contrary to the claims by Israeli forces that fighting erupted at the crime scene when the journalist was shot, reports Al Jazeera which claimed to have verified the footage.
Meanwhile, Israel arrested one of the pallbearers of Abu Akleh, with the Israeli army planning not to investigate the killing.
Even though Israeli police confirmed Amro Abu Khudeir's arrest on Thursday, they rejected his lawyer's claim that the detention was linked to his role at the funeral.
A lawyer for pallbearer told AFP that his client had been arrested and questioned over his role at the funeral.
"We are witnessing an attempt to produce a conspiracy that is fundamentally incorrect," they said in a statement.
Abu Akleh, 51, was killed by an Israeli soldier on May 11, according to colleagues and witnesses who were present at the scene, while covering a military raid by Israeli forces in Jenin.
Palestinians and the TV network said Israeli troops killed her, while Israel said she may have been killed by Palestinian gunfire or a stray shot from an Israeli sniper.
The clip, which was verified by Al Jazeera, shows initial quiet with no sounds of fighting, corroborating witness reports that there were no clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian fighters at the time of the shooting, as the Israelis have suggested.
Some people are seen to be talking and laughing in the foreground, with people in the background, including Abu Akleh and some of her colleagues wearing blue press flak jackets, also visible.
Abu Akleh and the other journalists are walking in the direction of where Israeli forces were located, before gunfire shots start ringing out.
Once the shooting starts, people in the foreground start running away from where the Israeli forces were positioned. Abu Akleh can be seen lying in the street after being shot.
Before her burial, baton-wielding Israeli police beat several pallbearers as they carried the journalist's coffin out of a hospital in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem.
The Israeli newspaper Haaretz on Thursday reported that Israel’s Military Police Criminal Investigation Division believes an investigation that treats Israeli soldiers as suspects will lead to opposition within Israeli society.
An Israeli military official said they had potentially identified the rifle from which Abu Akleh may have been shot, but added that they could not be sure unless Palestinian authorities handed over the bullet.
The Palestinians have said they were conducting their own investigation and have refused to turn over the bullet to the Israelis citing a lack of trust based on past experiences.
Israeli authorities initially said Palestinian fighters may have been responsible for Abu Akleh’s death, circulating video of Palestinian men shooting down an alleyway.
Abu Akleh’s family has also urged the US government and international community to step in and ensure an independent probe.
