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FILE - Israeli police confront mourners as they carry the casket of slain Al Jazeera veteran journalist Shireen Abu Akleh during her funeral in east Jerusalem, Friday, May 13, 2022. Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, told reporters at St. Joseph Hospital in Jerusalem on Monday that the police beating mourners as they carried Shireen Abu Akleh's her casket was a disproportionate use of force that “disrespected” the Catholic Church. He added that Israel committed a “severe violation” of international norms. (AP Photo/Maya Levin, File)

FILE - Israeli police confront mourners as they carry the casket of slain Al Jazeera veteran journalist Shireen Abu Akleh during her funeral in east Jerusalem, Friday, May 13, 2022. Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, told reporters at St. Joseph Hospital in Jerusalem on Monday that the police beating mourners as they carried Shireen Abu Akleh's her casket was a disproportionate use of force that “disrespected” the Catholic Church. He added that Israel committed a “severe violation” of international norms. (AP Photo/Maya Levin, File)

The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa, center, speaks during a press conference, flanked by Jamil Koussa, General Director of St. Joseph's Hospital, center left, and Greek Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, about police violence against pallbearers at the funeral of slain Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh, in east Jerusalem, Monday, May 16, 2022. After an international uproar over the funeral violence, Israeli police launched an investigation into the conduct of the officers who attacked the mourners, causing the pallbearers to nearly drop her coffin. (AP Photo/ Maya Alleruzzo)

The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa, center, speaks during a press conference, flanked by Jamil Koussa, General Director of St. Joseph's Hospital, center left, and Greek Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, about police violence against pallbearers at the funeral of slain Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh, in east Jerusalem, Monday, May 16, 2022. After an international uproar over the funeral violence, Israeli police launched an investigation into the conduct of the officers who attacked the mourners, causing the pallbearers to nearly drop her coffin. (AP Photo/ Maya Alleruzzo)

The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa, center, speaks with Jamil Koussa, General Director of St. Joseph's Hospital, beneath an image of Israeli police in riot gear during the funeral of slain Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh on Friday, during a press conference about police violence against pallbearers at the funeral, in east Jerusalem, Monday, May 16, 2022. Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, said Israel's police attack on mourners during a funeral for Abu Akleh was a violation of human rights and disrespected the Catholic Church. (AP Photo/ Maya Alleruzzo)

The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa, center, speaks with Jamil Koussa, General Director of St. Joseph's Hospital, beneath an image of Israeli police in riot gear during the funeral of slain Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh on Friday, during a press conference about police violence against pallbearers at the funeral, in east Jerusalem, Monday, May 16, 2022. Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, said Israel's police attack on mourners during a funeral for Abu Akleh was a violation of human rights and disrespected the Catholic Church. (AP Photo/ Maya Alleruzzo)

The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa looks up at a video of Israeli police in riot gear during the funeral of slain Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh on Friday, during a press conference about police violence against pallbearers at the funeral, in east Jerusalem, Monday, May 16, 2022. Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, said Israel's police attack on mourners during a funeral for Abu Akleh was a violation of human rights and disrespected the Catholic Church. (AP Photo/ Maya Alleruzzo)

The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa looks up at a video of Israeli police in riot gear during the funeral of slain Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh on Friday, during a press conference about police violence against pallbearers at the funeral, in east Jerusalem, Monday, May 16, 2022. Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, said Israel's police attack on mourners during a funeral for Abu Akleh was a violation of human rights and disrespected the Catholic Church. (AP Photo/ Maya Alleruzzo)

The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa, right, and Jamil Koussa, General Director of St. Joseph's Hospital, give a press conference about police violence against pallbearers at the funeral of slain Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh, in east Jerusalem, Monday, May 16, 2022. Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, said Israel's police attack on mourners during a funeral for Abu Akleh was a violation of human rights and disrespected the Catholic Church. (AP Photo/ Maya Alleruzzo)

The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa, right, and Jamil Koussa, General Director of St. Joseph's Hospital, give a press conference about police violence against pallbearers at the funeral of slain Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh, in east Jerusalem, Monday, May 16, 2022. Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, said Israel's police attack on mourners during a funeral for Abu Akleh was a violation of human rights and disrespected the Catholic Church. (AP Photo/ Maya Alleruzzo)

FILE - Israeli police confront mourners as they carry the casket of slain Al Jazeera veteran journalist Shireen Abu Akleh during her funeral in east Jerusalem, Friday, May 13, 2022. Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, told reporters at St. Joseph Hospital in Jerusalem on Monday that the police beating mourners as they carried Shireen Abu Akleh's her casket was a disproportionate use of force that “disrespected” the Catholic Church. He added that Israel committed a “severe violation” of international norms. (AP Photo/Maya Levin, File)

FILE - Israeli police confront mourners as they carry the casket of slain Al Jazeera veteran journalist Shireen Abu Akleh during her funeral in east Jerusalem, Friday, May 13, 2022. Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, told reporters at St. Joseph Hospital in Jerusalem on Monday that the police beating mourners as they carried Shireen Abu Akleh's her casket was a disproportionate use of force that “disrespected” the Catholic Church. He added that Israel committed a “severe violation” of international norms. (AP Photo/Maya Levin, File)