The United States Ambassador to Israel, Tom Nides, has called for a “thorough investigation” into the killing of veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.Abu Akleh was fatally shot by Israeli forces on Wednesday while reporting on Israeli raids in Jenin in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian authorities and witnesses. Another journalist, Ali al-Samoudi, was also wounded by a bullet in the back. He is now in stable condition.Nides was the first US official to comment on Abu Akleh’s killing, confirming in a tweet that the 51-year-old was a US and Palestinian citizen, and saying he was “sad to learn of her death”.
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