Israeli forces blamed for shooting of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
‘Yet again journalists, wearing press vests, clearly identified were targeted by Israeli snipers,’ International Federation of Journalists says
Israeli forces blamed for shooting of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
ISRAELI forces were blamed for the killing of a renowned Palestinian journalist in the occupied West Bank today.
Shireen Abu Akleh, 51, a journalist for the Qatar-based news agency Al Jazeera, was shot in the head this morning, despite wearing a press flak jacket and helmet, while attempting to cover an Israeli raid on a refugee camp in Jenin with other journalists.
Al Jazeera said in a statement today that it held “the Israeli government and the occupation forces responsible for the killing of [our] late colleague Shireen.”
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