Al Jazeera journalist Abu Akleh killing referred to ICC

The news outlet, Al Jazeera, has referred the case of Shireen Abu Akleh to the International Criminal Court. She was a journalist for Al Jazeera who was killed in the spring in the West Bank, allegedly by a bullet from the Israeli Defense Forces. The World’s Marco Werman talks to Abderrahim Foukara, Al Jazeera’s DC bureau chief, about the referral to the ICC on behalf of their reporter.

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