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Shireen Abu Akleh

Shireen Abu Akleh, 51, a veteran Al Jazeera journalist who was shot and killed during clashes between IDF troops and Palestinian gunmen while covering an IDF raid in Jenin on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. (Courtesy)
October 27, 2025, 11:06 am
US officer who probed Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing says IDF sniper knew he was firing at journalists
Col. Steve Gabavics tells NYT clues showed gunfire was deliberate, though Palestinian-American was not personally targeted, and Washington softened findings; others disagree
By ToI Staff
Shireen Abu Akleh stands next to a TV camera above the Old City of Jerusalem, in an undated photo. (Al Jazeera Media Network via AP)
May 8, 2025, 9:15 pm
Documentary claims to ID soldier behind 2022 killing of Al Jazeera journalist Abu Akleh
In ‘Who Killed Shireen,’ two unnamed soldiers from Duvdevan unit say Cpt. Alon Scagio shot Abu Akleh during riots in Jenin; Scagio was killed by roadside bomb last year
By ToI Staff
Israeli journalist Itai Anghel reporting from Ukraine in 2022 during its war with Russia. (Courtesy: Keshet)
August 15, 2023, 10:23 pm
Israeli news doc on Ukraine war nominated for International Emmy
Itai Anghel’s broadcast on Keshet’s investigative news show ‘Uvda’ receives nod, as does Al Jazeera coverage of the death of Shireen Abu Akleh
By Amy Spiro
Head of the European Union's mission to the West Bank and Gaza Strip Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff (C), accompanied by the general director of the Islamic Waqf (Endowment) Azzam al-Khatib (to his right), visits the Al-Aqsa mosque compound atop the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, on January 18, 2023. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
August 2, 2023, 5:11 pm
Departing EU envoy: I won’t accuse Israel of apartheid, but it’s worthy of discussion
In farewell interview, ambassador to Palestinians laments Abbas’s failure to hold elections, suggests mail-in ballot as solution to Israeli opposition to voting in East Jerusalem
By Jacob Magid
Brig.-Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, the former head of the research division in the IDF’s Military Intelligence division and former Director General of the Israel Ministry of Strategic Affairs outside the Nomi Studios in Jerusalem, June 21, 2023. (Amanda Borschel-Dan/Times of Israel)
June 23, 2023, 5:56 am
What Matters Now to Brig. Gen. Yossi Kuperwasser: Breaking the terror wave
After a bloody week, a leading intelligence expert analyses recent IDF successes in the West Bank, offers points for improvement and tells us what keeps him up at night
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Roger Waters on stage in Berlin, May 2023 (Twitter screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the copyright law)
May 27, 2023, 11:14 am
Roger Waters dismisses ‘bad faith’ Nazi costume criticism as politically motivated
Pink Floyd star says ‘elements of my performance that have been questioned are quite clearly a statement in opposition to fascism, injustice, bigotry’ as German police open probe
By AFP and ToI Staff
A screenshot of Roger Waters wearing what appears to be an SS uniform during a concert in Berlin, May 2023. (Twitter/ i24news screenshot, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 25, 2023, 12:57 am
In Germany, Roger Waters dons SS garb, projects ‘Anne Frank’ on screen to bash Israel
Former Pink Floyd frontman, known for antisemitic antics, draws comparison between teen killed in Holocaust and death of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh last year
By Toby Axelrod
Shireen Abu Akleh, 51, a veteran Al Jazeera journalist who was shot and killed during clashes between IDF troops and Palestinian gunmen while covering an IDF raid in Jenin on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. (Courtesy)
May 12, 2023, 4:08 am
On anniversary, IDF spokesman apologizes for Shireen Abu Akleh’s death for 1st time
Exactly a year after Al Jazeera reporter was shot dead while covering an IDF operation in the West Bank, Daniel Hagari tells CNN ‘we are very sorry’ for incident
By ToI Staff
Pictures of slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh are displayed inside the news channel's office in Ramallah, May 9, 2023. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
May 10, 2023, 10:45 pm
A year on, Shireen Abu Akleh’s legacy still reverberates, as colleagues seek justice
Road in Ramallah home to Al Jazeera bureau where journalist worked renamed in her honor, while construction set to begin on a media museum named for her
By Hossam Ezzedine
Rodney Dixon, lawyer for Al Jazeera, center with letter, and Lina Abu Akleh, niece of fatally shot Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, right, walk to to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, to present a letter requesting a formal investigation into the killing, December 6, 2022. (Peter Dejong/AP)
December 6, 2022, 11:24 pm
US opposes Al Jazeera taking journalist Abu Akleh’s killing to ICC
State Department says International Criminal Court should instead focus on its core mission of being ‘last resort in punishing and deterring atrocity crimes’
By ToI Staff and AFP
A mural of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh on display, in Gaza City, May 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
December 6, 2022, 12:24 pm
Al Jazeera hands ICC purported proof IDF ‘deliberately’ killed reporter Abu Akleh
Qatari network delivers to The Hague recently published testimony and footage that it claims ‘entirely undermine’ Israel’s finding that the journalist was shot by mistake
By ToI Staff
A mural of slain of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, in Gaza City, May 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
December 4, 2022, 10:35 pm
Al Jazeera film claims to show IDF deliberately shot at Abu Akleh, other journalists
Footage in new documentary ostensibly shows there was no gun battle in the specific area where veteran TV reporter was killed
By Tobias Siegal
File: US President Joe Biden meets then-opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu (right) at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, July 14, 2022. At left is Secretary of State Antony Blinken; 2nd-left is US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides. (GPO)
November 29, 2022, 5:02 pm
With hardline Israeli coalition, US can only pretend business as usual for so long
Biden will keep working to limit public disagreements with Israel, but veering from what he sees as the right path in Jerusalem and the West Bank will inevitably cause friction
By Jacob Magid
Protesters hold posters for slain Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh near the Augusta Victoria Hospital in East Jerusalem ahead of a visit by US President Joe Biden, July 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
November 16, 2022, 10:36 pm
White House tells Israel Justice Dept opened Abu Akleh probe without its knowledge
Administration seeks to soften blow of FBI investigation into Palestinian-American reporter’s killing, Israeli official says, speculating that ramifications will be minimal
By Jacob Magid
Yellow tape marks bullet holes on a tree and a portrait and flowers create a makeshift memorial at the site where Palestinian-American Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot and killed in the West Bank city of Jenin, on May 19, 2022. (AP/Majdi Mohammed)
November 15, 2022, 8:03 pm
Lapid on FBI probe of Abu Akleh death: No foreign body will interrogate our troops
PM rejects US investigation into reporter’s killing; Defense Minister Gantz also speaks out in opposition: ‘IDF investigations are deep and thorough’
By Jacob Magid
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