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Published on: 13 Jan, 2021

Shireen Abu Akleh’s memorial

Published on: 19 June, 2022
Israeli police hit mourners holding her coffin with batons, almost causing it to drop/Aljazeera.

Israeli police hit mourners holding her coffin with batons, almost causing it to drop/Aljazeera.

The Palestine Ministry of Women’s Affairs is holding an event to mark 40 days since Shireen Abu Akleh’s death.

Abu Akleh was shot in the head by Israeli forces on May 11th while she was on an assignment in Jenin in the Occupied West Bank.

Israeli police hit mourners holding her coffin with batons, almost causing it to drop.

International condemnation and calls for justice continue.

Aljazeera Media Network assigned its legal team to refer her killing to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.

The legal file will also include the Israeli bombing of Aljazeera’s office in Gaza in May 2021.

Palestinian Attorney-General Akram Al-Khatib said their probe shows the Israeli military intentionally killed Aljazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh.

Aljazeera.