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Blinken ‘troubled’ by Israeli police lunge at reporter’s funeral

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he was “deeply troubled” over images of Israeli police charging into the funeral procession of a Palestinian-American television reporter who was fatally shot on the West Bank earlier this week.

Tribune News Service

UN experts condemn Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing, demand probe

UN experts say authorities have an obligation not to harm journalists and Abu Akleh’s killing could be ‘war crime’.

Al Jazeera

Biden and Jordan's King Abdullah discuss reducing Israel, West Bank tensions

U.S. President Joe Biden and Jordan's King Abdullah discussed on Friday "urgent mechanisms" to cut violence and tensions in Israel and the West Bank, the White House said on Friday after the pair met.

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Slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh laid to rest

Abu Akleh was fatally shot by Israeli forces while reporting in the occupied West Bank.

Al Jazeera

Israeli police beat mourners at a slain Al Jazeera journalist's funeral

Dozens of people tried to march the casket of Shireen Abu Akleh from a hospital to a nearby Catholic church, but Israeli police hit them with batons, causing pallbearers to briefly drop the casket.

WEKU

European nations tell Israel: Do not build new housing units in West Bank

Several European nations including France, Germany and Italy, on Friday said Israel should not execute its latest decision to build over 4,000 new housing units in the West Bank territory.

Reuters

UN experts condemn Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing: Latest updates

UN human rights experts demand a prompt, transparent, thorough and independent investigation into Abu Akleh’s killing.

Al Jazeera

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Israel ‘investigating soldier’ in journalist Abu Akleh’s killing

Shireen Abu Akleh was killed by Israeli forces on Wednesday during a military raid in the West Bank town of Jenin.

Al Jazeera

Israel Resumes Raids in West Bank Area Where Journalist Was Killed

Israeli forces resumed raids in the occupied West Bank area of Jenin on Friday, where a prominent Palestinian journalist was shot dead this week, wounding at least four people, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. The Israeli military said its forces were conducting counter-terrorism activities on the outskirts of Jenin, where…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Slain Al Jazeera journalist to be laid to rest in Jerusalem

Thousands of Palestinians are expected to attend the funeral in Jerusalem of an Al Jazeera journalist who witnesses say was shot dead by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank

The Independent UK

Israeli police beat mourners at funeral of slain Palestinian journalist

Israeli police officers charged at Palestinian mourners carrying the coffin of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh on Friday, before thousands led her casket through Jerusalem's Old City in an outpouring of grief and anger over her killing.

Reuters

Slain Al Jazeera Journalist to Be Buried as Palestinians Reject Joint Probe

Veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh will be buried alongside her parents in a cemetery near Jerusalem's Old City on Friday, two days after she was shot dead in an Israeli army raid. The Palestinian American's body has been transferred from the occupied West Bank, and her funeral will…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Slain Palestinian-American reporter to be buried as Israel plans more settlements

Veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh will be buried alongside her parents in a cemetery near Jerusalem's Old City on Friday, two days after she was shot dead in an Israeli army raid.

France 24

Israel approves more than 4,000 settlement homes: Rights group

Peace Now says Israel advances plans for construction in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel Approves 4,427 New Settler Homes

Israel on Thursday approved the construction of more than 4,000 settler homes in the occupied West Bank, an Israeli rights group said. It's the biggest advancement of settlement projects since the Biden administration took office. The US opposes settlement construction and views it as an obstacle to any eventual peace…

The Guardian - UK

Shireen Abu Aqleh: thousands attend state memorial in West Bank

Palestinians line streets in Ramallah as journalist’s coffin travels through, after shooting in Jenin on Wednesday

The Guardian - UK

Israel approves 2,700 housing units in illegal West Bank settlements

Slew of approvals for construction in occupied areas comes weeks before planned visit by US president

Reuters

Israel gives nod for 4,427 new settlement homes, watchdog says

Israel on Thursday approved the building of 4,427 new homes in its settlements on occupied West Bank land where Palestinians seek statehood, a watchdog group said about the plans that have drawn U.S. criticism.

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The Independent UK

Rights group: Israel approves over 4,000 new settler homes

Israel has advanced plans for the construction of more than 4,000 settler homes in the occupied West Bank

Asharq Al-Awsat

Rights Group Says Israel Approves 4,427 New Settler Homes

Al Jazeera

Timeline: Israeli attacks in the occupied West Bank

Over the past year, Israeli forces have killed at least 380 Palestinians, including 90 children, according to the UN.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli Security Agency Prepares Two Plans For ‘The Day After’ Abu Mazen

The Israel Security Agency, known in Hebrew as Shabak, has since 2018 been preparing two military plans for the day Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will no longer preside over Palestinian politics, the Israeli Yedioth Ahronoth said on Wednesday. The first plan is code-named "Sunset", and lays out the course of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Arab Nations at UN Seek Probe Into Abu Akleh’s Killing

Arab countries at the United Nations called Wednesday for an independent, international probe into what they called the assassination of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was shot dead as she covered an Israeli army raid in the occupied West Bank. "The Arab group in New York adopted a…

Axios

U.S. presses Israel and Palestinians to launch joint investigation into journalist's death

Palestinian American reporter Shireen Abu Akleh was killed while covering an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Slain Al Jazeera Journalist Was Icon of Palestinian Coverage

A veteran Al Jazeera correspondent who was shot dead on Wednesday during an Israeli raid in the West Bank was a highly respected journalist in the Middle East whose unflinching coverage was known to millions of viewers. News of Shireen Abu Akleh's death reverberated across the region.

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