Shireen Abu Akleh, a correspondent for Al Jazeera in Jerusalem, has died after being shot in the head while reporting clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli forces.
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Israeli security forces have shot dead Shireen Abu Aklehaa Palestinian journalist from the Qatari network Al Jazeerain Jenin (West Bank), as reported by the Wafa agency.
Abu Akleh, 51, reported on clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli security forces, who fired bullets at youths and press teams in the area, according to the Maan agency.
According to the journalist Ali Asmoadicwounded by a shot in the back, in statements to the newspaper ha’aretzboth he and Abu Akleh and another journalist wore identification vests with the word “press,” as seen in the videos of the event.
“You can imagine that this is a shock to the journalists who have worked with her,” says her partner. nida ibrahimcorrespondent in the West Bank for the same network, as reported by Al Jazeera.
The Qatari chain has accused Israel of murdering its employee “in cold blood”. “In a tragic premeditated murder that violates international laws and norms, the Israeli occupation forces in cold blood killed our reporter, Shireen Abu Akleh,” they said.
According to Mikel Ayestarán, after the autopsy to be performed in Nablus, the body of the journalist will be transferred to Ramallah. His funeral will take place in a church in Jerusalem.
Photo: A group of Palestinians, including militants carrying Shireen Abu Aqla’s body in Jenin City.https://t.co/n4rGdXVKz5 pic.twitter.com/u598UG7DWs
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Israel offers ‘joint investigation’ with Palestine
The Palestinian Health Ministry also attributed the journalist’s death to Israeli troops in a post on his official Facebook profile.
Subsequently, the Israeli Foreign Minister, Yair Lapid, has offered the Palestinian authorities a “joint investigation”. “Journalists must be protected in conflict zones and we have a responsibility to know the truth,” he said on Twitter.
However, Lapid has pointed out that the “security forces” will continue to operate where necessary to prevent terrorism and the killing of more Israelis
For its part, the Israeli military has indicated that security forces have entered a refugee camp in Jenin and the nearby city of Burqin to arrest “terrorism suspects,” the newspaper said. The times of Israel
The Israel Defense Forces have emphasized that “the possibility that the journalists may have been injured, possibly by Palestinian gunfire, is being investigated,” according to their official Twitter profile.
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