Armed Jewish settlers demolished a memorial honoring Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh near Jenin, destroying the site where she was killed in 2022. The local municipality had erected the monument to commemorate her. Israeli soldiers shot her in the head as she reported on an Israeli military raid.
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Armed Jewish settlers demolished a memorial honoring Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu A…: Armed Jewish settlers demolished a memorial honoring Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh near Jenin, destroying the site where she was killed in 2022.
The local municipality had erected the monument to commemorate her.: The local municipality had erected the monument to commemorate her.
Israeli soldiers shot her in the head as she reported on an Israeli military raid.: Israeli soldiers shot her in the head as she reported on an Israeli military raid.
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Jewish settlers destroy Shireen Abu Akleh memorial near Jenin
23 October 2026 15:39 BST
Armed Jewish settlers arrived in two vehicles near the Ajja roundabout, south of Jenin, and demolished a memorial honouring Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, Palestinian news agency Wafa reports.
The local municipality had erected the monument to commemorate the Palestinian journalist.
An Israeli soldier shot Abu Akleh in the head in 2022 as she reported on an Israeli military raid in Jenin.
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