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Al Jazeera reporter killed by Israeli army gunfire in West Bank
Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based news channel said, its reporter was killed by Israeli army gunfire in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday (May 11), but the military said she may have been shot by Palestinians as they clashed with its troops.
The Swissinfo reported, citing Reuters, one Palestinian official said Shireen Abu Akleh had been "assassinated" by Israeli forces while reporting on a raid in the city of Jenin, which has seen intensified army raids in recent weeks as violence has surged.
The Palestinian health ministry confirmed Abu Akleh's death and said a second reporter, Ali Samodi, had been wounded.
In a statement, the military said its troops had shot back after coming under "massive fire" in Jenin and that "there is a possibility, now being looked into, that reporters were hit - possibly by shoots fired by Palestinian gunmen".
Al Jazeera, literally "The Peninsula", referring to the Qatar Peninsula, is the state-owned Arabic-language international radio broadcaster of Qatar.
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It is based in Doha and operated by the media conglomerate Al Jazeera Media Network. The flagship of the network, its station identification, is Al Jazeera.
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