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Palestinians in Gaza mourn the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh

Participants hold pictures of Abu Akleh and banners denouncing her killing [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/Al Jazeera]

Gaza City – Dozens of journalists and representatives of media organisations in Gaza city have come together to condemn the killing of veteran Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin.

A vigil was organised on Wednesday in solidarity with the slain journalist at the site of Al Jazeera office building, which was bombed to rubble by Israel last May. People gathered to honour the longtime TV correspondent for Al Jazeera Arabic in front of Al-Mathaf Hotel, as banners were raised denouncing the crime of the Israeli occupation.

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