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How impunity in Shireen Abu Akleh’s case fuels Israeli attacks on the press

Al Jazeera·Ali Harb,Brian Osgood·21 days ago
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Medics had to restrain Palestinian journalist Ali al-Samoudi while tending to his bullet wound when the body of his colleague Shireen Abu Akleh arrived at Ibn Sina hospital in the occupied West Bank. “I managed to look and see Shireen lying next to me. I couldn’t believe the situation. I started screaming, and I tried to get to her. They didn’t let me,” said al-Samoudi as he recounted to Al Jazeera the events of May 11, 2022. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 Picking up the torch from Shireen Abu Akleh list 2 of 3 Israeli killings in Lebanon rise: Is even the pretence of a ceasefire over? list 3 of 3 Israeli attacks kill at least four in southern Lebanon end of list “But I knew from my experience in field work that it was clear that she had been killed.” Earlier that day, Israeli soldiers had shot al-Samoudi in the back before firing another bullet that claimed the life of Abu Akleh, a US citizen and veteran Al Jazeera correspondent who was renowned across the Arab world.…

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