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Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot in the head in the occupied West Bank while wearing a press vest and helmet, as she was standing with three other journalists. Al Jazeera reports she was killed by Israeli forces; Israel disputes this.Photograph courtesy of Twitter

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

May 16, 2022

On May 11, Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot in the head by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank while wearing a press vest, a helmet, and standing with three other journalists, Al Jazeera reported. Another Al Jazeera journalist, Ali al-Samoudi, w...

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