JENIN – An Al Jazeera reporter was shot dead by Israeli army gunfire in theoccupied West Bank on Wednesday.
On the other hand, the military claimed that she may have been shot byPalestinians as they clashed with its troops.
The Palestinian health ministry confirmed Shireen Abu Akleh’s death andsaid a second reporter, Ali Samodi, had been wounded.
Palestinian official said Shireen Abu Akleh had been killed by Israeliforces while reporting on a raid in the city of Jenin, which has seenwitnessed intense violence in recent weeks.
Al Jazeera reported that Abu Akleh was hit by a live bullet after which shewas rushed to a hospital where the doctors declared her dead.
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“What we know for now is that the Palestinian Health Ministry has announcedher death. Shireen Abu Akleh, was covering the events unfolding in Jenin,specifically an Israeli raid the city, which is north of the occupied WestBank, when she was hit by a bullet to the head,” the Qatar-based newschannel quoted another one of its journalist’s, Nida Ibrahim, as speakingfrom the Palestinian city of Ramallah.
In a statement issued here, the military said its troops had shot backafter coming under “massive fire” in Jenin and that there is a possibilitythat reporters were hit by shoots fired by Palestinian gunmen”.
