On
the morning of May 11 2022, Shireen Abu Akleh put on her press vest,
marked clearly with the word PRESS, and went to cover an Israeli
military raid in Jenin. She was shot in the head within minutes of
arriving.
She was one of the most recognisable journalists in the Arab world, a face millions trusted for over two decades on Al Jazeera. The bullet that killed her came from Israeli military fire. Multiple investigations, including one by the United States government, confirmed it. Israel called it unintentional. No one was charged.
Abu Akleh had reported from Palestinian territories since 1997, covering the second intifada, the siege of Ramallah and the daily reality of life under occupation when few Western outlets were present. Her death triggered a global outcry. At her funeral in Jerusalem, Israeli police beat mourners carrying her coffin. The images circled the world before her body reached the ground.
She spent 25 years making sure people could not claim they did not know what was happening. Then she was killed doing exactly that.
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