Palestinians honour slain Al Jazeera journo
Thousands of Palestinians yesterday honoured Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh at a memorial service in the occupied West Bank, a day after she was shot dead during an Israeli army raid.
Israel and the Palestinians have traded blame over the killing of Palestinian-American Abu Akleh, 51, a veteran of the Qatar-based network's Arabic service, during clashes in the Jenin refugee camp.
The United States, European Union and United Nations have backed calls for a full investigation into what Al Jazeera labelled a deliberate killing "in cold blood", but the Palestinian Authority has rejected holding a joint probe with Israel.
Arab countries at the United Nations on Wednesday called for an independent, international probe.
In a sign of Shireen's stature among Palestinians, she received what was described as a full state memorial at the Ramallah compound of president Mahmud Abbas, attended by foreign diplomats and prominent Arab Israeli politicians.
Palestinian embassy in Dhaka condemns killing
The embassy of the State of Palestine to the People's Republic of Bangladesh yesterday condemned the killing of the veteran journalist in the strongest terms.
In a press release, the embassy said Israeli occupying forces deliberately shot Shireen in the head.
For decades, Shireen courageously and persistently exposed Israel's crimes against the Palestinian people with her fearless reporting, it said.
The press release added that the assassination of Shireen is part of a well-documented and widely acknowledged war and a clear attempt to intimidate Palestinian journalists and a flagrant attack on the freedom of expression.
Yousef Ramadan, ambassador of Palestine to Bangladesh, condemned the killing, calling Shireen a symbol of courage and an icon of sacrifice.
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