Veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh was shot dead by Israeli occupation army while she was covering the storming of Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, the channel said in a statement Wednesday.
Al Jazeera said Abu Aqleh, 51, a prominent figure in the channel's Arabic news service was shot "deliberately" and "in cold blood," by Israeli troops.
"In a blatant murder, violating international laws and norms, the Israeli occupation forces assassinated in cold blood Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Palestine," the statement said, calling on the international community to hold the Israeli occupation forces accountable for their "intentional targeting and killing" of the journalist.
Reporters at the scene said Abu Aqleh was wearing a press flak jacket when she was shot.
Another Al Jazeera journalist, producer Ali Al-Samudi, was wounded during the clash, the broadcaster added.
