Israeli forces assault mourners carrying Al Jazeera’s Abu Aqleh’s body
Occupied Jerusalem (QNN)- Israeli occupation forces brutally beat and assaulted a crowd of mourners carrying the casket of Al Jazeera’s Shereen Abu Aqleh ahead of her funeral in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem.
Thousands of Palestinians have gathered for the funeral service, before Abu Aqleh is taken to the Mount Zion Protestant Cemetery, where she will be buried alongside her late parents in the next few moments.
Despite being attacked by Israeli occupation forces, thousands of Palestinians take part in the funeral procession of slain journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh in occupied Jerusalem. pic.twitter.com/PY8Z1ECDnM
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) May 13, 2022
Abu Aqleh’s body was brought from Jenin, where she was shot and killed by Israeli forces on Wednesday, to Jerusalem via Nablus and Ramallah, in a procession where thousands of Palestinians paid their respects.
Before they could leave the French Hospital premises to the Roman Catholic church in the Old City, the Israeli forces attacked the Palestinian mourners, pushing them back, storming the yard and firing stun grenades.
Photos | Israeli occupation forces attack the funeral of slain journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh outside the French Hospital in occupied Jerusalem. pic.twitter.com/e0yyq2p7dG
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) May 13, 2022
Israeli occupation forces attack the funeral of martyr Shireen Abu Aqleh outside the French Hospital in occupied Jerusalem. pic.twitter.com/3DKvmuqNZN
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) May 13, 2022
This is the moment Israeli forces started attacking pic.twitter.com/ICnINbsQHI https://t.co/jWSeebKG8m
— لينة (@LinahAlsaafin) May 13, 2022
An Al Jazeera live stream captured the moment when the mourners nearly dropped Abu Aqleh’s coffin as Israeli forces beat them.
Moments later, the forces forced mourners to place the coffin inside a car and only allowed it to leave the hospital if unaccompanied.
Dozens of people in the hospital who wanted to join the procession were prevented from doing so by the Israeli forces.
When the casket finally arrived at the Roman Catholic church, dozens more supporters were waiting to attend Abu Aqleh’s funeral service.
Ahead of the funeral, the Israeli forces had also imposed a number of restrictions that Palestinians saw as an attempt to disrupt the service and limit the number of people attending.
Israeli occupation forces deny access of hundreds of Palestinans into the cemetery, demanding thay only relatives of Shireen Abu Aqleh attend her burial ceremony. pic.twitter.com/RbrFgjq3oL
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) May 13, 2022
They banned Palestinian flags at the funeral and imposed a ban on posters and the chanting of nationalist songs.
Footage documenting the first moments of the Israeli attack on Shireen Abu Aqleh's funeral in occupied Jerusalem. pic.twitter.com/LHwMQZaPlJ
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) May 13, 2022
A three day memorial procession began on Wednesday, when Al Jazeera journalist Abu Aqleh was fatally shot by Israeli forces while reporting on a military raid of the Jenin refugee camp.
