Palestinian -American Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh was shot and killed this early morning May 11 during a mission she was undertaking at the Israeli army raids at Jenin in the Northern Occupied West Bank. Shireen was 51 years old at the time of her death.

Shireen was quickly rushed to the hospital where she unfortunately passed. She had been shot in the head. She was last seen standing with colleagues journalists who were waiting to cover the stories about the raid when she was shot. Her body has been transported to the Medicine department of Al-Najah hospital for an autopsy.

Reports have confirmed that another Jazeera reporter who was at the scene was also shot in the bank and is currently in a stable condition and recovering.

What Happened to Shireen Abu Alkeh?

A local journalist who was also at the scene Shatha Hanaysha was standing close to Akleh and recounted that there were no confrontations or agreements between the Palestinian fighters and the Israeli army reasoning that the group of journalists had been intentionally targeted.

“We were four journalists, we were all wearing vests, all wearing helmets,” Hanaysha said. She also stated that the Israeli army didn’t stop shooting even after their colleague had fainted and they were bent on killing them even as they had worn journalist vests.

Sadness and grief have filled the Al Jazeera offices as the news of the death of their friend and colleague have quickly spread with Palestinian politicians Hana Ashrawi and Khalida Jarrar who came to pay tributes.