An Al Jazeera journalist was killed by Israeli army fire in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
A ministry statement said Shireen Abu Akleh, 51, was shot in the city of Jenin.
Another journalist, Ali Al-Samoudi, was shot in the back, the ministry added.
Al-Samoudi said he was accompanied by Abu Akleh and a group of journalists in the vicinity of UNRWA schools near Jenin camp, adding that all were wearing helmets and vests for journalists.
“We were directly targeted by the occupation forces,” he said in statements cited by the state news agency Wafa.
He said Al Jazeera journalist lost her life after she was shot in the head.
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