In a written statement from the Palestinian Ministry of Health, it was stated that experienced reporter Sirin Abu Akile (51) died in Jenin after being severely wounded in the head as a result of fire opened by Israeli soldiers with live bullets.
In the statement, it was reported that local journalist Ali es-Sumudi was also injured in the back, and it was shared that his condition is stable.
In the images published on social media, it is seen that journalist Akile, who was put in a vehicle covered in blood after he was shot, is wearing a steel vest.
ISRAEL ARMY LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION
In a written statement made by the Israeli army, it was stated that an investigation was launched into the incident.
In the statement, which was quoted as saying that the army forces “conducted counter-terrorism activities to capture terrorist suspects in the Jenin Refugee Camp,” it was claimed that “tens of armed Palestinians opened fire on Israeli soldiers and threw explosives at the soldiers” during the Israeli soldiers’ intervention in the camp.
In the statement, which noted that Israeli soldiers “returned fire on the armed people and it was determined that there were those who were shot,” the army is investigating the incident and is examining the possibility that the journalists were shot by Palestinian gunmen. statements were included.
HOW HE HAS BEEN KILLED WITH A COLLEASE
One of the journalists who went to the region with Akleh explained the details of the incident:
“At 06:30 in the morning, the vehicle carrying a group of journalists arrived at the Jenin refugee camp. They were there for an Israeli raid on the camp. A large number of Israeli snipers were placed on the roofs. Shireen Abu Akleh got out of the vehicle with her helmet on and her vest clearly marked PRESS. A sniper shot him right away. He was shot near the ear. Akleh fell next to a wall.”
EXPLANATION FROM QATAR
Qatar Deputy Foreign Minister Lolwah Alkhater condemned the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh. Reminding that Akleh was wearing a press vest, Alkhater said; “State-sponsored Israeli terrorism must be stopped, unconditional support to Israel must end,” he said.
The United Nations (UN) Middle East Peace Process Representative also condemned the murder of the journalist and called for an urgent investigation.
FIELD JOURNALISTS
On the other hand, in the news on Al Jazeera’s website, it was stated that Şirin Ebu Akile is one of the first generation field journalists of the channel and that Israel has been working in the region for a long time to record its attacks on the Palestinian people in the occupied territories.
The news also shared that the journalist, who was born in 1971 in Jerusalem, is a graduate of the Journalism and Media Department of Yermuk University in Jordan.
An incident broke out between Palestinians and Israeli forces, who raided the city of Jenin and surrounded his home to detain a Palestinian.
(AA)