Sherine Abu Akleh,
an Al Jazeera journalist, has been reportedly killed while covering an Israeli raid
in the occupied West Bank town of Jenin, a Palestinian city, in the early hours
of Wednesday.
The 51-year-old journalist, who was born in Jerusalem began
working for Al Jazeera in 1997 and had reported on-camera from across the
Palestinian territories.
The journalist, who was fully kitted in a protective press
vest, was said to have been shot in the head by Israeli forces.
According to Al Jazeera, the circumstances surrounding Akleh’s death is yet unclear but videos of the incident show that she was shot in the head.
“What we know for now
is that the Palestinian Health Ministry has announced her death. Shireen Abu
Akleh, was covering the events unfolding in Jenin, specifically an Israeli raid
on the city, which is north of the occupied West Bank, when she was hit by a
bullet to the head,” Al Jazeera reported.
Ali al-Samodi, another journalist, who reports for
Jerusalem-based Quds newspaper, was injured by a bullet.
Reacting to the death of Akleh’s on Twitter,
the Israeli military confirmed that there was a raid at the West Bank,
adding that the forces are investigating if journalists were shot during the
clash with Palestinian gunmen.
“In the last few
hours, IDF and Israeli security forces conducted counterterrorism activity to
apprehend terrorist suspects in the Jenin Refugee Camp,” the Israeli military
wrote.
“During the activity, tens of Palestinian gunmen fired at and hurled
explosive devices toward the soldiers. The soldiers responded with fire toward
the gunmen and hits were identified.
“The IDF is investigating the event and looking into the
possibility that journalists were hit by the Palestinian gunmen.
Yair Lapid, Israel’s foreign minister, said it had proposed
a joint investigation into the death of the reporter, noting that journalists
must be protected at all cost.
“We have offered the
Palestinians a joint pathological investigation into the sad death of
journalist Shireen Abu Aqla. Journalists must be protected in conflict zones
and we all have a responsibility to get to the truth,” he wrote on Twitter.
“Israel’s security forces will continue to operate wherever
necessary to prevent terrorism and the murder of Israelis.”
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