A journalist has been shot and killed and another injured while covering an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank.
Palestinian reporter Shireen Abu Akleh, who was working for Al Jazeera’s Arabic language channel, was shot in the city of Jenin early on Wednesday and died soon afterward.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
In video footage of the incident, 51-year-old Ms Abu Akleh, who is also a US citizen, can be seen wearing a blue flak jacket clearly marked with the word ‘PRESS’.
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”. Advertisement
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 Israel army initially raised the possibility that Ms Abu Akleh might have been killed by stray Palestinian fire, saying militants were also present in the area.
