Shireen Abu Akleh
Shireen Abu Akleh (3 April 1971 – 11 May 2022) was a Palestinian-American journalist. She worked as a reporter for the Arabic-language channel of Al Jazeera for 25 years until her assassination. She was born in Jerusalem.
Assassination
Abu Akleh was shot dead on 11 May 2022 while covering a raid on Jenin in the Israeli-occupied West Bank by the Israel Defense Forces at the age of 51.[1][2]
Shireen Abu Akleh Media
Abu Akleh wearing a jacket marked "PRESS" while reporting
Official funeral of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in Ramallah
Mourners carry Abu Akleh's body, wrapped in a Palestinian flag and a blue press jacket
Protestors in Lod carrying photos of Abu Akleh on 13 May
A demonstrator in London holding pictures of Abu Akleh, on May 14
A map by B'tselem showing where it says the Israel Defense Forces were exchanging gunfire with militants (B) versus where Akleh was killed (A).
Shireen Abu Akleh's image on the West Bank barrier in Bethlehem
References
- ↑ Abdulrahim, Raja (2022-05-11). "Al Jazeera Journalist Is Killed During Clashes in West Bank" (in en-US). The New York Times. . https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/11/world/middleeast/al-jazeera-journalist-killed-west-bank.html. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
- ↑ Hendrix, Steve (May 11, 2022). American reporter killed by IDF, network says; Israel calls for inquiry. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/11/israel-jazeera-journalist-jenin/. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
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