Al Jazeera Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh Fatally Shot in West Bank

Al Jazeera Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh Fatally Shot in West Bank
Palestinians hold posters displaying veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was fatally shot as she covered a raid on the West Bank's Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank city of Hebron, on May 11, 2022. Hazem Bader/AFP via Getty Images
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An Al Jazeera journalist was fatally shot on May 11 while on assignment in the West Bank, according to the Qatar-based network.

Shireen Abu Akleh, 51, a Palestinian American reporter for the network’s Arabic language channel, was wearing a press vest when she was shot in the head. The Palestinian health ministry said she was rushed to a hospital in critical condition before being declared dead, the network reported.