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The Israeli occupation shot dead Al-Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh

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according to the Palestinian health ministry, Israeli forces have shot dead Al Jazeera’s journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in the occupied West Bank.

The ministry added in a statement on its Facebook page that Sherine was shot in the head with live bullets, while journalist Ali Al-Samoudi was shot in the back and his condition is stable so far.

The Israeli forces had stormed the city of Jenin and surrounded a house to arrest a Palestinian, which constituted a point for the outbreak of confrontations and clashes.

Witnesses stated that the occupation fired live bullets at the press and medical crews.

Shireen Abu Aqleh was wearing a press jacket while she was targeted by the Israeli occupation army.

And the occupation forces prevented attempts to rescue Shireen, as witnesses reported to Palestine TV that the occupation forces shot them while they were trying to rescue Shireen.

She was declared dead at the hospital, The circumstances of her death were not clear, but videos of the incident show that Abu Akleh was shot in the head, said Al Jazeera’s, Nida Ibrahim.

Al Jazeera Media Network demanded that the Israeli occupation forces be held accountable for their deliberate targeting and killing of colleague Shireen Abu Aqleh.

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