RAMALLAH West Bank (Reuters). – According to a Palestinian official, the Palestinian Authority will welcome international involvement in investigating the murder of Al Jazeera’s journalist, who died while covering an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank.

Shireen Abu Akelh, veteran reporter, was killed on Friday. Israel Police charged at the crowd of mourners who were carrying the coffin in Jerusalem’s Old City. It drew international condemnation.

This violence, lasting only minutes, fueled Palestinian anger over Abu Akleh’s murder, and has threatened to intensify tensions since March.

Palestinian authorities described Abu Akleh’s death as an Israeli-led assassination. Although Israel suggested that Palestinian fire may have been the cause, officials later stated they couldn’t rule out Israeli gunfire.

U.N. Security Council condemned the murder and demanded that an investigation be conducted immediately, thoroughly, transparently, fair, and impartial.

Hussein al-Sheikh, a high ranking official in the Palestinian Authority (PA), stated via Twitter (NYSE::) that they would be open to international participation in their inquiry.

Israel’s offer to assist in the probe was declined by the Authority. Israel has expressed its regret at Abu Akleh’s passing.

Israel police stated at first that mourners near Abu Akleh’s burial threw stones at officers.

Later, police released an overnight statement stating that mourners violated the original arrangements for funerals and threatened the driver of a hearse. Then they proceeded “to transport the coffin along an unplanned procession towards the cemetery on foot”.

The police stated that Israeli Police had intervened to stop the mob from taking the coffin. This allowed the funeral to proceed according to the families wishes.

A Palestinian man died Saturday at a Jerusalem hospital from injuries sustained during clashes three weeks ago in the al-Aqsa mosque compound.

The incident was the first to result from clashes at the holy and sensitive site since several years.