Al Jazeera journalist shot dead

2022 - 5 - 11

Shireen Abu Akleh

Shireen Abu Akleh: Al Jazeera journalist shot dead while covering ... (CNN)

Palestinian-American Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was fatally shot while covering an Israeli military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin on ...

She was 51, according to the university. "Shireen fell while she was wearing press (gear) and even with that the people who tried to save her were shot at, the targeting was clear against Shireen and against us as journalistic teams." Al-Samudi said later Wednesday that there were no Palestinian gunmen in the area at the time. "The possibility that journalists were hit, possibly by Palestinian gunfire, is being investigated. The prime minister's office released a video showing people running in the Jenin refugee camp, shouting about a soldier being hit. Akleh's producer, Ali Al-Samudi, was also shot and is in a stable condition, the ministry said.

Shireen Abu Akleh: Al Jazeera reporter killed by Israeli gunfire (Aljazeera.com)

Israeli forces shot Abu Akleh in the head while she was on assignment in Jenin in the occupied West Bank.

“In disbelief,” wrote Salem Barahmeh, a Palestinian activist. Shireen was most prominent Palestinian journalist and a close friend. Shireen was a message throughout all her journalistic life, and even in her martyrdom, she is a message,” Rinawi told Al Jazeera. “Israeli occupation forces assassinated our beloved journalist Shireen Abu Akleh while covering their brutality in Jenin this morning. Israeli occupation forces assassinated our beloved journalist Shireen Abu Akleh while covering their brutality in Jenin this morning. The Israeli military said its soldiers had come under attack with heavy gunfire and explosives while operating in Jenin, and that they fired back. “The killing was deliberate… “What we know for now is that the Palestinian health ministry has announced her death. On the way there – I will bring you news as soon as the picture becomes clear.” It is a crime, it is all clear – intentional and direct targeting. He said that her body was transferred for an autopsy based on an order from the public prosecution. She said the group of journalists had been directly targeted.

Shireen Abu Akleh: Al Jazeera journalist shot and killed during ... (Sky News)

In a statement flashed on its channel, Al Jazeera blames Israel and says the Israeli occupation forces "deliberately" targeted and killed Shireen Abu Akleh.

The British Consulate General in Jerusalem said it is "shocked" at the death of Ms Abu Akleh, adding that "media freedom and safety of journalists are essential and must be respected". While the Palestinian health ministry said the reporters were hit by Israeli fire, the Israeli military said it is "investigating" the event and is looking into the possibility the journalists were hit by "the Palestinian gunmen". In a statement flashed on its channel, Al Jazeera blamed Israel and called on the international community to "condemn and hold the Israeli occupation forces accountable for deliberately targeting and killing our colleague, Shireen Abu Akleh". The US ambassador to Israel, Tom Nides, said on Twitter: "I encourage a thorough investigation into the circumstances of her death and the injury of at least one other journalist today in Jenin." In a statement flashed on its channel, Al Jazeera blames Israel and says the Israeli occupation forces "deliberately" targeted and killed Shireen Abu Akleh. Israel's military has stepped back from claims she was hit by "Palestinian gunmen". A journalist has been shot and killed and another injured while covering an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank.

Veteran Al Jazeera journalist shot dead in West Bank (Financial Times)

Shireen Abu Akleh was reporting on Israeli military raid in refugee camp when she was struck.

Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh shot dead 'by Israeli soldiers' (Metro)

A Palestinian journalist has been shot dead while covering an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank.

He said a first shot missed them, a second hit him, and a third killed Ms Abu Akleh. He said there were no militants or other civilians in the area – only the reporters and the army. A spokesperson said it is ‘investigating the event and looking into the possibility that the journalists were hit by the Palestinian gunmen’. In a statement flashed on its channel, it called on the international community to ‘condemn and hold the Israeli occupation forces accountable for deliberately targeting and killing our colleague’.

Shireen Abu Akleh: Al Jazeera journalist shot dead by Israeli forces ... (The National)

A PALESTINIAN journalist for Al Jazeera has been shot dead by Israeli forces while covering a raid in the occupied West Bank town of Jenin.

A Palestinian journalist in Gaza was shot and killed by Israeli forces while filming violent protests along the Gaza frontier in 2018. Israel has carried out near-daily raids in the occupied West Bank in recent weeks amid a series of attacks inside Israel, many of them carried out by Palestinians from in and around Jenin. He said the military’s suggestion they were shot by militants is a “complete lie”. He said there were no militants or other civilians in the area — only the reporters and the army. A PALESTINIAN journalist for Al Jazeera has been shot dead by Israeli forces while covering a raid in the occupied West Bank town of Jenin. “Journalists must be protected in conflict zones and we all have a responsibility to get to the truth,” he tweeted.

Shireen Abu Akleh: Al Jazeera accuses Israel of shooting dead ... (The Independent)

The Qatari-based broadcaster said Shireen Abu Akleh, a well-known Palestinian and American female reporter, was killed by Israeli forces. In a statement ...

Former Palestinian education minister Hanan Ashrawi also paid a tribute to the journalist and said: “Shireen Abu Aqleh—a wonderful human being, a remarkable journalist, a dear longtime friend—was shot & murdered by the Israeli occupation army. “I am deeply saddened by the tragic death of Al Jazeera’s @ShireenNasri in Jenin this morning. Media freedom and safety of journalists are essential and must be respected,” the consulate said on Twitter. “Shocked at news of the death of Shireen Abu Aqleh, veteran Palestinian Al Jazeera journalist. She said: “What we know for now is that the Palestinian health ministry has announced her death. It said Israeli soldiers came under attack with heavy gunfire and explosives while operating in Jenin, and that they fired back.