Mourners carry the body of Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh at her funeral today (May 11) in the West Bank city of Jenin after she was killed during an Israeli army raid.

The Qatar-based news channel said Abu Aqleh, 51, was shot "deliberately" and "in cold blood" by Israeli troops.

The Israeli military denied that its forces targeted journalists.

RESTRICTION SUMMARY: Jenin- 11 May 2022. Mourners carry the body of Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed by Israeli army gunfire during an Israeli raid, during her funeral, in West Bank city of Jenin

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Abu Aqleh, 51, a prominent figure in the channel's Arabic news service was shot dead by Israeli troops early on May 11, 2022 as she covered a raid on Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, according to the network.

Palestinian officials today strongly condemned the Israeli killing of the Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, a correspondent with Al-Jazeera, who was shot dead this morning by the Israeli forces in Jenin refugee camp.

Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh condemned the killing of Abu Akleh saying she was killed “while carrying out her journalistic duty in documenting the horrific crimes committed by the occupying soldiers against our people.”

The Foreign Ministry accused Israel of “Intentionally and deliberately” shooting Abu Akleh and her colleague Ali Samoudi, who was also shot in the back at the same time and is currently getting treatment in hospital.

It said in a statement that the shooting is an implementation of the Israeli government’s policy that gave the green light to its soldiers to shoot and kill Palestinians.

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