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Al Jazeera has announced the filing of a lawsuit against Israeli forces over the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh. In May, Shireen was killed by a bullet from Israeli forces while she was covering a raid in the West Bank. This all comes after an investigation by Al Jazeera's legal team. Shireen had worked as a journalist for 25 years and became...

The United States Department of Justice has opened an investigation into the killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed during fighting between Palestinian militants and the Israeli Defense Force in May.  This investigation is being widely considered as “unprecedented” and has earned the anger of many in the Israeli government. Defense Minister Benny Gantz called the move...

The Israeli military has identified an Israeli Defence Force soldier’s rifle that may have killed Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, but says it cannot be certain unless the Palestinians turn over the bullet for analysis, a military official said Thursday. This follows the the multiple investigations into the killing of Abu Akleh, who was fatally shot on May 11th...