Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh shot dead while covering Israeli military operation in West Bank.
Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was fatally shot while covering an Israeli military operation in the West Bank City
CNN reported a 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 Wednesday.
The Palestinian health ministry said she was shot in the head by a live bullet, and confirmed her death shortly afterwards. Abu Akleh's producer, Ali Al-Samudi, was also shot and is in stable condition, the ministry said.
Al Jazeera has accused Israeli security forces of deliberately targeting and killing Abu Akleh, 51 -- one of the Arab world's most prominent journalists -- and called on the international community to condemn the killing and hold Israel accountable.
In response to the shooting, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said on Twitter that his government had offered to conduct a joint Israeli-Palestinian investigation, adding: "Journalists must be protected in conflict zones and we all have a responsibility to get to the truth."
Tributes started pouring in for Abu Akleh as news of her death spread. Al Jazeera is funded in part by the Qatari government and its main offices are in the capital Doha.
Al Jazeera is funded in part by the Qatari government and its main offices are in the capital Doha.
