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{{Short description|Assassination of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh}} |
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|title=Assassination of Shireen Abu Akleh |
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On 11 May 2022, the Palestinian journalist ''']''' ({{Lang-ar|شيرين أبو عاقلة}}) who was working for '']'' was assassinated by ] while covering a raid in ] refugee camp.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-05-11 |title=Veteran Al Jazeera journalist shot dead in West Bank |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/62c89261-5b1e-408b-bd78-bb843867f015 |access-date=2022-05-14}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Tahhan |first=Zena Al |title=Shireen Abu Akleh: Al Jazeera reporter killed by Israeli forces |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/11/shireen-abu-akleh-israeli-forces-kill-al-jazeera-journalist |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |title=Al Jazeera Reporter Killed in Israeli Army Raid in Jenin |language=en |work=Haaretz |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/one-journalist-dead-another-wounded-during-idf-raid-in-jenin-1.10792059 |access-date=2022-05-14}}</ref> Abu Akleh was shot directly in the head<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Israeli troops kill veteran Palestinian Al Jazeera journalist during West Bank raid |url=http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-palestine-al-jazeera-journalist-shireen-abu-akleh-shot-dead-jenin |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=Middle East Eye |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> and was taken to ], where she was pronounced dead.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Abdulrahim |first=Raja |last2=Kingsley |first2=Patrick |date=2022-05-11 |title=Al Jazeera Journalist Is Killed in West Bank |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/11/world/middleeast/al-jazeera-journalist-killed-west-bank.html |access-date=2022-05-14 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> |
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== Assassination == |
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On Wednesday, 11 May 2022, ] announced that its correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh had been shot by the ] during its coverage of their raid in the Jenin camp.<ref>{{Cite web |last=دغلس |first=عاطف |title=من هي شيرين أبو عاقلة التي بكتها كل فلسطين؟ |url=https://www.aljazeera.net/news/politics/2022/5/11/شيرين-أبو-عاقلة-إبنة-كل-بيوت-فلسطين |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=www.aljazeera.net |language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=الخليل |first=عوض الرجوب- |title=محاولة لإخفاء مخطط إسرائيلي يستهدف جنين.. فصائل فلسطينية تنعى شيرين أبو عاقلة |url=https://www.aljazeera.net/news/politics/2022/5/11/فصائل-فلسطينية-تنعى-مراسلة-الجزيرة |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=www.aljazeera.net |language=ar}}</ref>Al Jazeera Channel confirmed that Shireen was wearing a press jacket. However, she was targeted by the army, before Al Jazeera media network published a statement stating: "In a tragic murder that violates international laws and customs, the Israeli occupying forces assassinated Shireen". Also, they condemned this crime, which they described it as heinous.<ref>{{Cite web |title=استشهاد شيرين أبو عاقلة.. شبكة الجزيرة: قوات الاحتلال اغتالت مراسلتنا بدم بارد ونطالب العالم بإدانة الجريمة البشعة |url=https://www.aljazeera.net/news/politics/2022/5/11/شبكة-الجزيرة-قوات-الاحتلال-الإسرائيل |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=www.aljazeera.net |language=ar}}</ref> |
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Al Jazeera published a video showing moments after her injury. The video shows the location of killing of Shireen Abu Akleh. Shireen appeared lying motionless on the ground on her stomach in the middle of hearing the sounds of gunfire by Israeli forces soldiers in close proximity to fellow journalist Shatha Hanayshah.<ref>{{Cite web |title=استشهدت بجوارها.. الصحفية شذى حنايشة تكشف تفاصيل وفاة زميلتها شيرين أبو عاقلة |url=https://www.masrawy.com/news/news_publicaffairs/details/2022/5/11/2222869/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%AD%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B4%D8%B0%D9%89-%D8%AD%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B4%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D9%83%D8%B4%D9%81-%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D8%B2%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A9 |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=مصراوي.كوم}}</ref> Later, Shatha confirmed that the Israeli army deliberately killed Shireen. She said they began intense firing while Al Jazeera crew were waiting for the media crew to arrive in an open area. The Israeli army start shooting even though the area had not witnessed gunfire from Palestinians there.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-11 |title=الصحفية شذا حنايشة تروي لحظات استشهاد شيرين أبوعاقلة |url=https://www.ennaharonline.com/الصحفية-شذا-حنايشة-تروي-لحظات-استشهاد/ |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=النهار أونلاين |language=ar-DZ}}</ref> She also stated that the Israeli forces falsely confirmed that the arrival of ambulances to save Shireen was blocked.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ماذا قالت الصحفية شذا حنايشة الشاهدة على جريمة قتل الزميلة ابو عاقلة - فيديو |url=https://www.rumonline.net/article/609496 |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=وكالة رم للأنباء - أخبار عاجلة، آخر الأخبار، صور وفيدوهات للحدث. |language=en}}</ref> During the assassination, Al Jazeera journalist ], who accompanied Shireen at the time of her assassination, was injured.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-11 |title=علي السمودي يروي لـ"العين الإخبارية" تفاصيل إطلاق النار عليه مع شيرين أبو عاقلة |url=https://al-ain.com/article/palestine-israel-injury-journalist-treatment |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=العين الإخبارية |language=ar}}</ref> He was also shot in the back by the soldiers. He emphasized that "Shireen was killed in cold blood and the occupying forces continued firing after she was being injured."<ref>{{Cite web |last=نوفل |first=عزيزة |title=اغتيال شيرين أبو عاقلة.. اللحظات الأخيرة قبل استشهاد مراسلة الجزيرة برصاص الاحتلال في جنين |url=https://www.aljazeera.net/news/politics/2022/5/11/آخر-رسالة-لشيرين-أبو-عاقلة-الاحتلال |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=www.aljazeera.net |language=ar}}</ref> |
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On the other hand, the Israeli newspaper '']'' reported that Palestinians shot at Israeli army soldiers.<ref name=":2" /> However, many eyewitnesses reported that the area was quiet before her death. Also, they also rejected Israeli statements about her murder.<ref>{{Cite news |title=American reporter killed by IDF, network says; Israel calls for inquiry |language=en-US |work=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/11/israel-jazeera-journalist-jenin/ |access-date=2022-05-14 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> Al Jazeera crew reported to the channel's office that there had been no shooting by Palestinians,<ref name=":0" /> and Walid al-Omari, director of the channel’s office in Palestine, confirmed that Abu Akleh was wearing a helmet and was injured in an exposed area under her ear, indicating that she was "deliberately targeted."<ref>{{Cite web |last=عرب ٤٨ |date=2022-05-11 |title=استشهاد الصحافية شيرين أبو عاقلة برصاص الاحتلال في جنين |url=https://www.arab48.com/فلسطينيات/أخبار/2022/05/11/إصابات-خطيرة-بينها-لصحافيين-الاحتلال-يقتحم-جنين-وسط-اشتباكات-مسلحة |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=موقع عرب 48 |language=en}}</ref> The video of the moments after she was shot showed that she was actually wearing a blue press jacket with the word "'''PRESS'''" clearly written on it.<ref name=":2" /> |
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== Funeral == |
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] at Abu Akleh's funeral]] |
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Abu Akleh's funeral took place on May 13 in East Jerusalem. Thousands of mourners attended, many carrying Palestinian flags.<ref name=":3" /> The ] began at the Saint Joseph Hospital in East Jerusalem but was interrupted when a group of mourners blocked the ]'s path, insisting her body could be carried on their shoulders.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hendrix |first=Steve |last2=Taha |first2=Sufian |date=May 13, 2022 |title=Massive crowds, police beatings as journalist's funeral is held in Jerusalem |language=en-US |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/13/shireen-abu-akleh-al-jazeera-israel-jenin/ |access-date=2022-05-13 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Magid |first1=Jacob |last2=Boxerman |first2=Aaron |last3=Agencies |title=US 'deeply disturbed' over images of Israeli police beating mourners; EU 'appalled' |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-deeply-disturbed-over-images-of-israeli-police-beating-mourners-eu-appalled/ |access-date=2022-05-13 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Massive crowds, police beatings as journalist's funeral is held in Jerusalem |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/13/shireen-abu-akleh-al-jazeera-israel-jenin/ |access-date=2022-05-13 |issn=0190-8286 |quote=The funeral of slain Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh began in chaos Friday, as Israeli police set off stun grenades and beat mourners with batons, after a group of them tried to carry her coffin on their shoulders rather than let it be loaded in a hearse.}}</ref> Israeli police attacked mourners with batons and stun grenades, with her coffin nearly falling to the ground in footage broadcast by al-Jazeera.<ref>{{cite web | last1=Shubert | first1=Atika | last2=Salman | first2=Abeer | title=Israeli police beat mourners with batons at funeral procession for veteran journalist | website=CNN | date=May 13, 2022 | url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/13/business/abu-akleh-funeral-jerusalem-intl/index.html | access-date=May 13, 2022}}</ref> The Israeli police said they acted on the grounds of the crowd "disrupting public order". Israeli police tried to prohibit the mourners from publicly displaying the ], but mourners were seen openly waving the flag and chanting "Palestine! Palestine!" The police also said that stones were thrown at its officers. A video showed a police officer telling the crowd that "If you don’t stop these chants and nationalistic songs we will have to disperse you using force and we won’t let the funeral take place."<ref name="Taha 2022">{{cite web |last=Taha |first=Sufian |date=May 13, 2022 |title=Israeli police attack funeral procession for shot journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/13/israeli-forces-storm-jerusalem-hospital-as-coffin-of-slain-journalist-emerges |access-date=May 13, 2022 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> |
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The coffin was later loaded on to a hearse and transported to the ] for the funeral, and from there carried on foot to the ] where she was buried next to her parents.<ref name="Hendrix 2022">{{cite news |last=Hendrix |first=Steve |date=May 13, 2022 |title=Slain Palestinian American journalist's funeral is held, under heavy Israeli guard |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/13/shireen-abu-akleh-al-jazeera-israel-jenin/ |access-date=May 13, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Tahhan 2022">{{cite web | last=Tahhan | first=Zena Al | title=Shireen Abu Akleh: Palestinians bid farewell to slain journalist - Israel-Palestine conflict News | website=Al Jazeera | date=May 13, 2022 | url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/13/thousands-expected-shireen-abu-akleh-funeral-jerusalem | access-date=May 13, 2022}}</ref><ref name=nytfuneral>{{cite web | title=Israeli Police Attack Mourners Before Funeral for Shireen Abu Akleh |website=The New York Times |date=2022-05-13 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/13/world/middleeast/shireen-abu-akleh-funeral.html |first=Patrick |last=Kingsley |first2=Raja |last2=Abdulrahim |access-date=2022-05-14}}</ref> |
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The ] released a statement saying it was "appalled by the violence in the St Joseph hospital compound and the level of unnecessary force exercised by Israeli police throughout the funeral procession."<ref name="Taha 2022" /> |
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