Palestinian honor guards carry the coffin of killed Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh during the funeral procession in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on May 12, 2022. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)
RAMALLAH, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Many people in the Middle East have been mourning the death of Al-Jazeera female journalist Shireen Abu Akleh who was killed on Wednesday while covering Israeli military raids in the West Bank city of Jenin.
The killing of Abu Akleh has also sparked condemnations and outrage against Israel among the Palestinians and Arabs in the Middle East. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attended the funeral process for Abu Akleh in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Thursday. Candlelight vigil, mural painting and demonstrations have also been held in the past two days in Palestine, Jordan and Tunisia to mourn Abu Akleh's death and protest against Israel.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said Abu Akleh was shot by Israeli troops, while the Israeli military said that it had launched an investigation into the incident and was looking into the possibility that the journalist was hit by "armed Palestinians."
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas lays a wreath of flowers during the funeral procession of killed Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on May 12, 2022. (Photo by Nidal Eshtayeh/Xinhua)
People carry the body of killed journalist Shireen Abu Akleh during her funeral in the West Bank city of Jenin, on May 11, 2022. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)
People carry the body of killed journalist Shireen Abu Akleh during her funeral in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on May 11, 2022. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)
People mourn the death of killed journalist Shireen Abu Akleh during her funeral in the West Bank city of Jenin, on May 11, 2022. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua)
People hold the pictures of killed Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh during a protest in Tunis, Tunisia, on May 11, 2022. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)
Jordanian protesters hold a demonstration against the killing of Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, in Amman, Jordan, on May 11, 2022. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)
A Palestinian woman protesting against the killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was surrounded by Israeli soldiers in Jerusalem, on May 11, 2022. (Photo by Muammar Awad/Xinhua)
Palestinian children hold a candlelight vigil to mourn the death of Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, in Gaza City, on May 11, 2022. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
A Palestinian artist paints a mural on a wall in honour of killed journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, in Gaza City, on May 12, 2022. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)■
