“It is not easy to change reality, but I was at least able to carry these voices to the world,” assassinated correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh said in a previous interview about her 25 years of reporting on Palestine. On May 11, she was shot dead by an Israeli bullet to her head, sending waves of grief and rage across those who followed the Palestinian cause. Image by alwatan_live, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons This article was first published by Raseef22 on May 11, 2022. An edited copy is republished by Global Voices as part of a republishing partnership. The news of renowned Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh's murder by a bullet to the head fired on May 11 by Israeli forces sent waves of grief and rage across the Arab world and beyond, amidst calls for an end, once and for all, to crimes committed by Israel against Palestinians as a whole, and journalists specifically. Shireen's assassination in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, while reporting the Israeli army's incursion into the city, was mourned by millions across the globe. Shireen Abu Akleh was EXECUTED with a shot to the head by Israeli snipers while wearing her helmet & bullet proof vest that said PRESS on in. How long will we continue remaining silent while our “allies” kill journalists for telling inconvenient truths?#شيرين_ابو_عاقلة — Susan Sarandon (@SusanSarandon) May 11, 2022 Eyewitnesses said that the Al-Jazeera correspondent was wearing a press vest and a helmet, in a strong indication that she had been targeted by sniping in the head in the visible part of the helmet — under the ear. According to a reporter accompanying Shireen when she was shot, she was not only wearing a press vest but also a helmet. The reporters were facing the Israeli snipers. There is no way they mistook her. They hit Shireen where her head was exposed in order to kill her. pic.twitter.com/W6KTeHwVZZ — Marwa Fatafta مروة فطافطة (@marwasf) May 11, 2022 In a video that went viral on Twitter, Shireen's colleague who was with her in the field, said: My fellow journalists and I gathered at a point very close to the (Israeli) army. We readied ourselves, putting on all our gear – the helmets, the shield. We waited for Shireen to come, along with another colleague. I was there first with another colleague. We made ourselves visible to the army. We then advanced a few metres, and were shot at. And he added: “After the shooting took place, we tried to relieve Shireen as much as we could. The occupation targeted Shireen while she was wearing a helmet. The injury was under the ear… The occupation was adamant on killing us through snipers.” Al-Jazeera producer Ali Al-Samudi, who was standing near her, was also hit by a bullet in the back that was fired by an Israeli soldier. Shireen, whose professional reporting and an iconic face and name have been a reliable source of information on Israeli aggressions and violations committed against Palestinians in the West Bank, died on site as medics and her own crew were prevented from reaching her immediately by the heavy gunfire. In a statement, Al Jazeera network denounced “the tragic murder that violates international laws and norms” committed by the Israeli occupation against its reporter, pointing out that “this heinous crime is intended to prevent the media from carrying out its message.” Emphasizing that Abu Akleh was wearing a press jacket when shot at by soldiers of the Israeli occupation, the network held the Israeli government and the occupation forces responsible for the killing of the journalist, calling on the international community to “condemn and hold the Israeli occupation forces accountable for their deliberate targeting and killing of Abu Akleh.” The military targeting of press is a frequent practice by the Israeli army as it vies to silence accounts of its brutality and crimes. Exactly a year ago, on May 11, 2021, an Israeli airstrike targeted and destroyed a high-rise building that housed offices of the Associated Press in the Gaza Strip despite what the AP report described as “repeated urgent calls from the news agency to the military to halt the impending attack.” AP called the strike “shocking and horrifying.” Commenting on Shireen's execution, the Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ) network wrote: “Journalists, both male and female, who perform their role and their work in peace, are targeted by the Israeli occupation because they convey the truth.” Mourning the loss of Shireen, the network stressed that she “has always been the voice that brought Palestine to every home.” Palestinian journalist Christine Rinawi wrote that Shireen “rises as a martyr after covering hundreds of martyrs’ funerals. Sherine is a big name in the world of journalism. Sherine is a great heart.