Shireen Abu Akleh Wiki, Real Age, Husband, Children, Cause of Death, Awards, Net Worth

Shireen Abu Akleh was a Palestinian-American journalist who lived from January 3, 1971, until May 11, 2022. She was slain on May 11, 2022, while reporting an Israeli Defense Forces operation on Jenin in the occupied West Bank.

Radio Monte Carlo and Voice of Palestine both hired Abu Akleh as a journalist. She also did work for UNRWA, the Amman Satellite Channel, and MIFTAH. She started working for Al Jazeera in 1997 and quickly rose to prominence as a correspondent on the Arabic-language channel.

Shireen Abu Akleh resided and worked in East Jerusalem, where she covered Israeli politics and key Palestinian events like the Second Intifada. She frequently covered Palestinians murdered by Israeli soldiers during their funerals. Abu Akleh remained with Al Jazeera until her death in 2022 at the hands of Israeli soldiers.

Shireen Abu Akleh Wiki, Real Age, Husband, Children, Awards, Net Worth

Shireen Abu Akleh Cause of Death

Earlier this May 2022, the Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed that Abu Akleh had been shot and killed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) while reporting on IDF operations in Jenin on the 11th of May, 2022.

At the time of the raid, which according to the Israeli military was intended to capture “terror suspects,” Abu Akleh was there. After being shot in the head by IDF soldiers, Abu Akleh was airlifted to Ibn Sina Hospital, where she was pronounced dead shortly after.

She was 51 years old at the time. Despite being wounded in the back, Ali Samoadi of the Al-Quds newspaper survived; two other Palestinians were taken to a hospital in moderate condition.