Israeli forces shot dead an Al Jazeera journalist in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shireen Abu Akleh was hit by a live bullet, while videos of the incident showed that Abu Akleh was shot in the head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One Palestinian official said she had been \u201cassassinated\u201d by Israeli forces while reporting on a raid in the city of Jenin, which has seen intensified army raids in recent weeks as violence has surged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Palestinian health ministry has confirmed Abu Akleh\u2019s death and said a second reporter, Ali Samodi, who works for the Jerusalem-based Quds newspaper, had been wounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, in a statement, the Israeli military claimed its troops had shot back after coming under \u201cmassive fire\u201d in Jenin and that \u201cthere is a possibility, now being looked into, that reporters were hit \u2014 possibly by shots fired by Palestinian gunmen\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, a journalist working with Akleh, Nida Ibrahim, said Akleh was a \u201cvery well respected journalist\u201d who had been working with Al Jazeera since the beginning of the second Palestinian Intifada in 2000. \u201cAs you can imagine, this is a shock to the journalists who have been working with her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Immediately after the news was reported, human rights activists, fellow journalists, and politicians took to Twitter to condemn the incident and express their condolences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Palestinian ambassador to the United Kingdom Husam Zomlot said Akleh was the \u201cmost prominent Palestinian journalist and a close friend\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Palestinian American activist Huwaida Arraf demanded that Israel should be held accountable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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