The Latest Breaking News from Shireen Abu Akleh

Jerusalem (AFP) - The US and EU led an international outcry Saturday after Israeli police charged the funeral procession of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and beat pallbearers who almost dropped her coffin.

The UN Security Council on Friday night strongly condemned the killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and called for “an immediate, thorough, transparent, and fair and impartial investigation”. The unanimous condemnation came hours after Israeli police charged and beat mourners at her funeral in Jerusalem's Old City.

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Jerusalem (AFP) - Thousands of people packed Jerusalem's Old City on Friday for the burial of veteran Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh, after Israeli police stormed the funeral procession.

The news network said that attack on mourners participating in the funeral ‘violates all norms and international laws’.

Israeli forces violently removed Palestinian flags from mourners attending Shireen Abu Akleh’s funeral.

"Even in her death, Shireen is highlighting Israel's occupation of the Palestinian people," former colleague says

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

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