The UN Security Council "strongly condemned the murder of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh and the wounding of another journalist in the West Bank city of Jenin," in a unanimous statement adopted Friday, diplomats said. Initiated by the United States, this very rare unanimous position of the Security Council on a subject concerning Israel also calls for "an immediate, thorough, transparent and impartial investigation" into this murder. It stresses "the need to guarantee accountability" for its author(s).