The remains of the journalist Shireen Abu Akleh were carried through the streets of Jenin after she was fatally shot while reporting amid a raid by Israeli forces in the West Bank city.
CAIRO - 11 May 2022: The Arab League (AL) condemned in the strongest possible terms the killing of Palestinian journalist Sherin Abu Aqleh by Israeli soldiers in the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
Such heinous crimes aim to suppress the truth and freedom through the continued assault in Jenin governorate, he added on Wednesday.
In a statement, the pan-Arab body, held Israeli forces fully responsible for the death of the Palestinian journalist. It also underlined the need of holding international investigation into Abu Aqleh's killing.
Urgent actions must be taken to hold those responsible for this crime accountable, according to the statement.
Meanwhile, the AL Assistant Secretary General for Palestine and the occupied Arab territories Saeed Abu Ali said that Palestine lost a veteran media figure. He also extended heartfelt condolences to Abu Aqleh's death. He also wished a speedy recovery to Ali Samoudi, who was shot by a live bullet in the back.
Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit condemned in the strongest terms the killing of Palestinian journalist Sherin Abu Aqleh, 51, by Israeli soldiers in the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
Abul-Gheit described the killing of Abu Aqleh, who worked for the Qatar-based Aljazeera news channel, as a "heinous" crime, stressing the importance of conducting an all-out investigation into Abu-Aqleh's death.
Urgent actions must be taken to hold those responsible for this crime accountable, he made it clear.
Abu Aqleh's name will be added to the martyrs of the Arab media, who were tragically killed while they were carrying out their professional duties, he added.
Abul Gheit, meanwhile, extended heartfelt condolences to the family, colleagues of the martyr and all the Palestinian people.
He further wished a speedy recovery to Ali Samoudi, who was shot by a live bullet in the back.
Abu Aqleh, who worked for Aljazeera channel, was one of the Arab world’s most well-known reporters who had covered the conflict for about 25 years.
She was hit by a live bullet in the head on Tuesday night while covering the incidents taking place in Jenin, according to Palestinian sources.
Born in 1971 in Al-Quds, Abu Aqleh obtained a BA in journalism and media from Yarmouk University in Jordan.
She had worked with UNRWA, Voice of Palestine Radio, Amman Satellite Channel, the Miftah Foundation and Monte Carlo Radio before joining Aljazeera in 1997.
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