Veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh was shot dead Wednesday as she covered an Israeli army raid on Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. The Qatar-based TV channel said Israeli forces shot Abu Aqleh, 51, deliberately while Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said it was that Palestinian gunfire killed her. Abu Aqleh, a Palestinian Christian who also held United States citizenship, was a prominent figure in the channel’s Arabic news service.
Another Al Jazeera journalist, producer Ali al-Samudi, was wounded in the incident, the broadcaster added. The Israeli army confirmed it had conducted an operation in Jenin refugee camp early Wednesday but firmly denied it had deliberately targeted a reporter.
Chidozie Chima | September 20, 2024
