BETHLEHEM, Wednesday, August 30, 2023 (WAFA) – A mural in dedication to late Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was inaugurated in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem on today in the presence of a number of city and media figures.
Abu Akleh's brother, Tony, as well as Walid al-Omari, a renowned Palestinian journalist, writer, Al Jazeera Bureau Chief in Palestine who worked with Abu Akleh during her time in al-Jazeera network, were among those who attended the inauguration.
Abu Akleh was born in Jerusalem in 1971 and has a degree in journalism from Yarmouk University in Jordan. After graduation, she returned to Palestine to work in her field and joined Al-Jazeera in 1997.
On May 11, 2022, Abu Akleh was killed this morning during Israeli army assault in the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
The Ministry of Health said Abu Akleh was hit by a live bullet in the head. She was rushed to hospital in critical condition and later pronounced dead.
She was one of the most known faces among Al-Jazeera correspondents.
Abu Akleh’s importance comes from the fact that she was one of the most influential, prominent, and hard-working women in the field of journalism and media in Palestine who worked for over 25 years for Al-Jazeera, covering the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
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