On Wednesday, an Al Jazeera female reporter was murdered in the occupied West Bank by Israeli army gunfire, according to the Qatar-based news station.
However, the Israeli military claims she was shot by Palestinians during a battle with Israeli forces.
Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian official, was “assassinated” by Israeli soldiers while reporting on a raid in Jenin, which has experienced more army incursions in recent weeks as unrest has risen.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health verified Abu Akleh’s death and reported a second reporter, Ali Samodi, was injured.
In a statement, the military said its troops had shot back after coming under “massive fire” in Jenin.
It said “there is a possibility, now being looked into, that reporters were hit – possibly by shots fired by Palestinian gunmen”.