Shireen Abu Akleh, a well-known Palestinian reporter for Al-Jazeera, died after being hit in the head by a bullet during an Israeli military raid in the West Bank.
Another Palestinian journalist, working for the newspaper Al-Quds was also wounded during the raid but was in a stable condition.
the Associated Press, in video footage of the incident, Abu Akleh can be seen wearing a blue flak jacket with the word “PRESS” clearly visible.issued on Twitter, the Israeli Defense Forces say they are investigating the possibility that the journalists were hit by Palestinian gunfire.his country has proposed a “joint pathological investigation” into the journalist’s death, adding that journalists “must be protected in conflict zones.
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