Thousands gather in Ramallah to mourn Shireen Abu Akleh, the Palestinian-American Al Jazeera journalist who was shot dead Wednesday during an Israeli military raid in the West Bank.
, a Palestinian-American reporter who covered the Mideast conflict for more than 25 years, was shot dead Wednesday during an Israeli military raid in the West Bank town of Jenin. Journalists who were with her, including one who was shot and wounded, said Israeli forces fired upon them even though they were clearly identifiable as reporters.
Palestinian honour guards carry Shireen Abu Akleh's coffin following a state service at the presidential headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Thursday.“They are the ones who committed the crime, and because we do not trust them, we will immediately go to the International Criminal Court,” Abbas said. The ICC launched an investigation into possible Israeli war crimes over a year ago.
The Qatar-based Al Jazeera accused Israel of deliberately killing her and vowed to take legal action. Reporters who were with her said there were no Palestinian militants in the area.
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