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UN Security Council condemns killing of Shireen Abu Akleh

The United Nations Security Council has unanimously condemned the killing of veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in the occupied West Bank.

The United Nations Security Council has unanimously condemned the killing of veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in the occupied West Bank.

The statement was a rare case of Security Council unity on an issue related to Israel Al Jazeera reported.

The United Nations Security Council has called for “an immediate, thorough, transparent, and impartial investigation” into Palestinian American journalist’s death.

Earlier, the UN’s Human Rights Office also called for a probe into the killing, saying it might constitute a war crime.

The council statement reiterated “that journalists should be protected as civilians” and also condemned the injury to Abu Akleh’s colleague.

Abu Akleh, an internationally respected veteran journalist for Al Jazeera, was shot by Israeli armed forces as she covered a raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.

Al Jazeera has said Israel killed her “deliberately” and “in cold blood.”

Read the full statement by Al Jazeera Media Network:

In a blatant murder, violating international laws and norms, the Israeli occupation forces assassinated in cold blood Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Palestine, Shireen Abu Akleh, targeting her with live fire early this morning, Wednesday, May 11, 2022, while conducting her journalistic duty, clearly wearing a press jacket that identifies her a journalist, covering the Israeli occupation forces storming of Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank.

Al Jazeera Media Network condemns this heinous crime, which intends to only prevent the media from conducting their duty. Al Jazeera holds the Israeli government and the occupation forces responsible for the killing of Shireen. It also calls on the international community to condemn and hold the Israeli occupation forces accountable for their intentional targeting and killing of Shireen.

The Israeli authorities are also responsible for the targeting of Al Jazeera producer Ali al-Samudi, who was also shot in the back while covering the same event, and he is currently undergoing treatment.

Al Jazeera extends its sincere condolences to the family of Shireen in Palestine, and to her extended family around the world, and we pledge to prosecute the perpetrators legally, no matter how hard they try to cover up their crime, and bring them to justice.

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