Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed on Could 11 by Israeli forces in Jenin, within the occupied West Financial institution.
The 51-year-old Palestinian-American TV correspondent for Al Jazeera Arabic was carrying a protecting vest marked with “PRESS” and standing with different journalists when she was shot useless.
One other Palestinian journalist, Ali al-Samoudi, was shot within the again and is in a steady situation.
Abu Akleh’s loss of life is the most recent in a protracted line of journalists killed by the Israeli navy, which has a protracted historical past of focusing on reporters and different members of the media.
Not less than 45 journalists have been killed by Israeli forces since 2000, in keeping with the Palestinian Ministry of Info.
The Palestinian Journalists’ Union locations the loss of life toll increased at 55 killed.
The next is a brief abstract of those that have been killed protecting the battle in Palestine.
Final 12 months, throughout Israel’s most up-to-date assault on Gaza in Could 2021, an Israeli air raid killed Yusef Abu Hussein, a broadcaster for the native Voice of Al-Aqsa radio station. The air raid focused his residence within the besieged Gaza Strip, household and colleagues stated.
Not less than 260 Palestinians have been killed through the 11-day bombardment that lasted from Could 10 to Could 21.
Halfway by the sustained assault, on Could 15, the constructing housing the places of work of Al Jazeera and different media organisations was destroyed in an Israeli assault.
Al Jazeera condemned the assault on its places of work and known as on “all media and human rights establishments to hitch forces” in denouncing the bombing and to “maintain the federal government of Israel accountable”.
But the killing of journalists by Israeli forces continues.
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2018: Two journalists killed in a single week
In April 2018, two Palestinian journalists have been shot and killed by Israeli forces in a single week.
Ahmad Abu Hussein was shot by Israeli forces whereas protecting a mass demonstration alongside the Gaza border. The 24-year-old, who was shot within the stomach throughout a protest close to Jebaliya on April 13, died of his wounds. In accordance with witnesses, Hussein, a photographer for the Gaza-based Voice of the Individuals radio station, was additionally carrying a protecting vest marked “PRESS” on the time he was shot.
Days earlier, Yaser Murtaja, a photographer with the Gaza-based Ain Media company, died on April 7 because of gunshot wounds inflicted by Israeli forces the day past. Murtaja, 30, was hit within the abdomen regardless of additionally carrying a blue flak jacket marked with the phrase “PRESS” whereas protecting a protest in Khuza’a within the south of the Gaza Strip.
2014: Deadliest 12 months for journalists in Palestine
Israel waged its deadliest assault on Gaza from July 8 to August 26, 2014. The assault killed at the very least 2,100 folks and injured greater than 11,000 others in Gaza.
That 12 months was additionally the deadliest for journalists in Palestine.
Not less than 17 journalists have been killed in 2014, in keeping with the Palestinian Ministry of Info.
These killed included: Abdullah Fadel Murtaja, Ali Shehta Abu Afash, Hamada Khaled Muqat, Simone Camelli, Shadi Hamdi Ayad, Abdullah Nasr Khalil Fajjan, Muhammad Majed Daher, Muhammad Nour al-Din Mustafa al-Diri, Rami Fathi Hussein Rayan, Sameh Muhammad al-Arian, Ahed Afif Zaqout, Izzat Salama Dahir, Bahaa al-Din al-Gharib, Abd al-Rahman Ziyad Abu Hein, Khaled Riad Muhammad Hamad, Naglaa Mahmoud al-Hajj, Hamed Abdullah Shehab.
2000-2012: Not less than 25 journalists killed
From the beginning of the Second Intifada in 2000 to 2012 at the very least 25 different journalists have been killed by Israeli forces.
These killed included: Muhammad Musa Abu Eisha (2012), Mahmoud Ali Ahmad al-Koumi (2012), Hussam Muhammad Salama (2012), Cevdet Kiliclar (2010), Alaa Hammad Mahmoud Murtaja (2009), Ihab Jamal (2009), Hassan Al-Wahidi (2009), Basil Ibrahim Faraj (2009), Omar Abdel-Hafiz Al-Silawi (2009), Fadel Sobhi Shana’a (2008), Hassan Ziyad Shaqoura (2008), Muhammad Adel Abu Halima (2004), Khalil Muhammad Khalil Al-Zaben (2004), James Henry Dominic Miller (2003), Nazih Adel Darwaza (2003), Fadi Nashaat Alawneh (2003), Issam Mithqal Hamza Al-Talawi (2002), Imad Sobhi Abu Zahra (2002), Amjad Bahjat Al-Alami (2002), Jamil Abd Allah Nawara (2002), Ahmed Noaman (2002), Raffaele Chirilo (2002), Muhammad Abdul-Karim Al-Bishawi (2001), Othman Abdul-Qader Al-Qatani (2001), Aziz Youssef Al-Tanh (2000).
Israel’s lack of accountability
The killing of Abu Akleh once more locations a highlight on the dearth of accountability on the subject of lethal Israeli assaults towards journalists and media employees.
Israel has supplied to conduct a joint investigation into Abu Akleh’s killing with Palestinian authorities, a proposal which Palestinian authorities have rejected.
Israel’s observe report in conducting such investigations has been described as “mechanisms” for whitewashing.
Talking to Al Jazeera on Wednesday, Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine director for Human Rights Watch, stated Israel can’t be trusted to carry these accountable accountable.
“The truth is there isn’t a accountability for these kinds of abuses on the subject of actions by the Israeli authorities,” Shakir stated.
The EU, US, and UN, in addition to different governments and worldwide organisations, have now known as for a full, impartial, and neutral investigation into the killing of Abu Akleh – the most recent journalist to be killed protecting Palestine.
