Gathered outside the United States Capitol, several members of Congress have called for accountability in the shooting of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, linking her death to broader, continuing Israeli abuses against Palestinians.Lawmakers from the Democratic Party joined Abu Akleh’s family in Washington, DC, on Thursday to renew demands for an independent investigation into the killing of the veteran reporter, who was an American citizen.Abu Akleh was fatally shot by Israeli forces on May 11, 2022, while covering a raid on the occupied West Bank city of Jenin. More than one year after her death, press freedom advocates are pushing forward with calls for justice in her killing.
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