Al Jazeera’s reporter Shireen Abu Aqleh on Tuesday was shot dead by the Israeli army when she was on her duty. While confirming the report, the international media organization revealed that the Palestine correspondent was wearing the press vest and she was shot in the face while covering a raid into the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.

Reacting to the shocking incident, producer at Al Jazeera English, Linah Alsaafin tweeted that the Israel troops have killed more than 50 Palestinian journalists since 2000 who were working in the field. She also shared a video on her official Twitter handle where she wrote that the Israeli firing continued after Shireen Abu Akleh went down. Screams of Ambulance and one man tries to retrieve Shireen, others scream at him to move back from Israeli sniper range, Alsaafin added in her Tweet

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Take a look at Linah Alsaafin

As soon as the news broke out of Shireen Abu Aqla’s being murdered, it triggered an outpouring of grief and calls for the Israeli government to be accountable for the incident.

The Israeli military denied the accusation, saying the forces have not targeted the reporter. Israel’s prime minister also denied the allegation and said the reporter might shot by Palestinian gunmen during an exchange of fire. To this, the Palestinian president said that the Israeli government is fully responsible for assassinating the Palestine correspondent.

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Two more Palestinians were shot dead Isreal army in the West Bank

Apart from the veteran journalist, two other Palestinians also were shot dead by the Israeli army troops on the same day. One incident took place in the northern and others were reported in the central West Bank. Meanwhile, tensions between Palestinians and Israel have been increasing with each passing day.

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