Doha (QNN)- The Qatar-based news channel of Al Jazeera condemned today Israel’s assassination in cold blood its correspondent in Palestine, Shereen Abu Aqleh, saying this “heinous crime intends to only prevent the media from conducting their duty.” In a statement issued following Israel’s killing of Abu Aqleh, Al Jazeera Media Network said, “In a blatant murder, violating international laws and norms, the Israeli occupation forces assassinated in cold blood Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Palestine, Shireen Abu Akleh, targeting her with live fire early this morning, Wednesday, May 11, 2022, while conducting her journalistic duty, clearly wearing a press jacket that identifies her a journalist, covering the Israeli occupation forces storming of Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank.” It also condemned this “heinous crime, which intends to only prevent the media from conducting their duty.” Al Jazeera has held the Israeli occupation government and the occupation forces responsible for the killing of Abu Aqleh. It has also called on “the international community to condemn and hold the Israeli occupation forces accountable for their intentional targeting and killing of Shireen.” The Israeli occupation authorities “are also responsible for the targeting of Al Jazeera producer Ali al-Samudi, who was also shot in the back while covering the same event, and he is currently undergoing treatment.” Al Jazeera has also extended its “sincere condolences to the family of Shireen in Palestine, and to her extended family around the world,” pledging to “prosecute the perpetrators legally, no matter how hard they try to cover up their crime, and bring them to justice.”