Arab states at the United Nations on Wednesday called for an independent, international investigation into what they called the murder of Shireen Abu Akleh, a reporter for Al Jazeera who was shot while covering an Israeli army raid in the West Bank."The Arab group in New York adopted a statement condemning in the strongest terms the criminal act of the occupying Israeli authorities and demanding an international, independent investigation into this crime," Palestinian UN Ambassador Riyad Mansour said.He also said it was necessary to "bring those responsible to account for this crime."Mansour was clearly upset during his intervention.He personally knew the journalist Abu Akleh, who was Palestinian-American.The demand for an independent investigation was addressed in three identical letters sent to the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, the Security Council and the President of the General Assembly.The call is part of a chorus of requests for an investigation into the events.The Qatari television network accused Israeli forces of deliberately and "cold-bloodedly" shooting Abu Akleh, 51, during the riots in the Jenin refugee camp.prh/dw/caw/cjc/atm© 2022 All rights reserved, any use requires express written authorization from Grupo Nación GN SA© 2022 All rights reserved, any use requires express written authorization from Grupo Nación GN SAMember of the Grupo de Diarios América (GDA)