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US envoy in Israel urges ‘thorough’ probe into Abu Akleh killing

Members of the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate in Gaza take part in a demonstration in Gaza City following the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh [Mohammed Abed/AFP]

The United States ambassador to Israel, Tom Nides, has called for a “thorough investigation” into the killing of veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.

Abu Akleh was fatally shot by Israeli forces on Wednesday while reporting on Israeli raids in Jenin in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian authorities and witnesses. Another journalist, Ali al-Samoudi, was wounded by a bullet in the back. He is now in stable condition.

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