The Palestinian President holds the Israeli forces fully responsible for the killing of reporter Shireen Abu Aqleh
Last updated: Wednesday May 11, 2022 KSA 13:02 – GMT 10:02
Publication date: Wednesday May 11, 2022 KSA 07:22 – GMT 04:22
Source: Hadath.net
The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced the death of Al-Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Aqleh, as a result of Israeli army fire in the West Bank.
Al Jazeera Correspondent
The occupation forces stormed Jenin refugee camp and surrounded a house, amid violent clashes with armed men. Two journalists were seriously injured following being targeted by the Israeli army.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health stated that Al-Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Aqleh was hit by a live bullet in the head and stated that her condition was very critical, and journalist Ali Al-Samoudi was also hit by a live bullet in the back and his condition is stable.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held the Israeli forces fully responsible for the death of the Al-Jazeera correspondent. The Palestinian presidency stressed that the crime of executing journalist Abu Aqila, and wounding journalist Ali al-Samudi, is part of the occupation’s policy of targeting journalists to obscure the truth and commit crimes silently.
Al Jazeera reporter killed
In turn, the Palestinian Public Prosecution said, “We have started investigation procedures into the crime of assassinating journalist Sherine Abu Aqleh through the International Crimes Prosecution, in preparation for referring her to the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court.”
The correspondent of “Al-Arabiya” and “Al-Hadath” stated that the colleagues of the journalist, Sherine Abu Aqleh, say that she was targeted by an Israeli sniper.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that “armed Palestinians” are “probably” responsible for the killing of Palestinian journalist for Al-Jazeera, Shirin Abu Akleh, in the occupied West Bank.
The Israeli army said in a statement that its forces opened fire in response to being subjected to “heavy fire” in Jenin, adding that “there is a possibility currently under investigation that the two reporters were possibly wounded by Palestinian gunmen.”
Israeli army spokesman, Avichai Adraee, said that “indiscriminate shooting” by Palestinian gunmen today, Wednesday, in Jenin camp in the West Bank, led, according to preliminary estimates, to the killing of journalist Shirin Abu Aqleh, Al-Jazeera correspondent.
Adraei added on his Twitter account that Israel had offered to conduct a joint investigation into the killing of the Palestinian journalist.
