May 11,2022: In a tragic incident, an Al Jazeera journalist was allegedly shot in the head while reporting an Israeli raid in the West Bank town of Palestine’s Jenin early on Wednesday, the Palestinian health ministry said.
Another Al Jazeera journalist—Ali al-Samudi, who was accompanying Shireen Abu Akleh—was also injured.
Al-Samudi is currently reported to be stable.
Born and brought up in Jerusalem, Abu Akleh belonged to a Christian family. She worked as a teacher at Birzeit University. Later, she joined Voice of Palestine Radio, Amman Satellite Channel, the Miftah Foundation, and Monte Carlo Radio before working with Al Jazeera.
Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh killed in West Bank
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