Shireen Abu Akleh, a veteran journalist who worked for Al Jazeera, was shot dead on Wednesday while covering an Israeli raid in  Jenin, a town located on the West Bank. She was 51.

Al Jazeera, based in Qatar, stopped its live broadcast early on Wednesday to announce Shireen Abu Akleh’s death. In a message displayed on the screen, the news outlet urged the world to “condemn and hold the Israeli occupation forces accountable for deliberately targeting and killing our colleague.”

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Who was Shireen Abu Akleh?

Shireen Abu Akleh was born in Israel’s Jerusalem. She pursued most of her advanced qualifications from overseas institutions and then later came back to Israel. Abu Akleh was also a citizen of the United States, Associated Press reported.

Abu Akleh initially went to the Technical University of Jordan and completed her graduation. She then went on to pursue a career in journalism and went to Yarmouk University in Jordan for further studies. 

She had been associated with Qatar-based Al Jazeera for decades. Before joining the media outlet in 1997, Abu Akleh worked with websites and stations like Voice of Palestine Radio and Aman Satellite Channel, media reports suggest.

She worked in the Arabic language channel division at Al Jazeera and regularly reported on camera from across the Palestinian territories, according to Associated Press.

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How did Shireen Abu Akleh die?

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that based on the information they had already gathered, “there is a considerable chance that armed Palestinians, who fired wildly, were the ones who brought about the journalist’s unfortunate death.”

Israeli forces have also said that there is evidence that the journalists were hit by Palestinian gunfire on early Wednesday.

It is still unclear who fired the fatal shot, Israel proposed a joint investigation and autopsy soon after the incident. Palestine declined.