Shireen Abu Akleh
Shireen Abu Akleh was born in Jerusalem on January 3, 1971, to a Palestinian Arab Christian family from Bethlehem.She spent time in the United States, obtaining U.S. citizenship through members of her mother’s family who lived in New Jersey. Abu Akleh’s parents died when she was younger. She has one brother The late Shireen Abu […]
Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh shot dead while covering Israeli military operation in West Bank
Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian-American journalist for Al Jazeera, was tragically shot on Wednesday while documenting an Israeli military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin. Her death was confirmed shortly after, according to the Palestinian health ministry, who said she was struck in the head by a live bullet. Ali Al-Samudi, Akleh’s producer, […]