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Video: French journalist's narrow escape from Russian missile captured live

The January 3 video has captured the Russian missile strike live when the journalist was at the spot.

A French journalist narrowly escaped death during a live report from Kramatorsk area of Ukraine.
A January 3 video captures a Russian missile hit an area just few metres behind from where the journalist was giving a live report.&nbsp;
As soon as the explosion occured, he got down to save himself leaving the show anchor and audience in stunned silence.
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Wahi, on November 21, was detained in Qatar after he wore a rainbow shirt during the opening game, US and Wales. 

FIFA World Cup 2022: US Sports reporter dies during Argentina vs Netherlands game

US sports reporter Grant Wahl who was recently detained for wearing a rainbow shirt at the #FIFAWorldCup died while covering Argentina vs Netherlands match. 
Click for details.
#ARG #NED

Wahl, on November 21, was detained in Qatar after he wore a rainbow shirt during the match between the US and Wales.&nbsp;

United States sports reporter Grant Wahl who was recently detained for wearing a rainbow shirt at the FIFA World Cup has died while covering Argentina vs Netherlands quarterfinal game, the US Football federation and his wife Celine Gounder confirmed. 48-year-old collapsed suddenly in the media tribune during the quarterfinal game. As per Wall Street Journal, the journalist suffered a heart attack.&nbsp; Wahl, on November 21, was detained in Qatar after he wore a rainbow shirt during the match between the US and Wales.&nbsp;

BBC journalist held, assaulted for covering COVID protests in China

Our journalist handcuffed, assaulted for covering COVID protests in China: BBC

In a statement, BBC showed concern over the reports that its journalist in China, Ed Lawrence was beaten and kicked by the police while he was being arrested.

In a statement, BBC showed concern over the reports that its journalist in China, Ed Lawrence was beaten and kicked by the police while he was being arrested.

In worrying news around the ongoing mass anti-Covid restrictions protests across China, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has expressed concern over the treatment meted out by Chinese authorities, to its journalist, who was arrested and handcuffed while covering a similar ongoing protest in Shanghai.
In a statement, BBC showed concern over the reports that its journalist in China, Ed Lawrence was beaten and kicked by the police while he was being arrested.
"The BBC is extremely concerned about the treatment of our journalist EP Lawrence, who was arrested and handcuffed while covering the protests in Shanghai. He was held for several hours before being released. During his arrest, he was beaten and kicked by the police. This happened while he was working as an accredited journalist," BBC said.
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The BBC said it is very worrying that one of their accredited journalists was attacked in this way whilst carrying out his official duties.
"We have had no official explanation or apology from the Chinese authorities, beyond a claim by the officials who later released him that they had arrested him for his own good in case he caught Covid from the crowd. We do not consider this a credible explanation," the statement added.
Meanwhile, huge protests continue across many cities in China. In an unprecedented show of defiance against the zero-Covid policy, protestors are even heard chanting. "Step down, Xi Jinping! Step down, Communist Party," according to a CNN report.
This large-scale protest was apparently sparked by an apartment block fire in Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang province, which killed at least 10 people on Thursday and has acted as a catalyst for searing public anger.
According to media reports, much of the demonstration started as videos emerged that seemed to suggest lockdown measures delayed firefighters from reaching the victims.
From the capital Beijing to the financial hub of Shanghai, people reportedly gathered to mourn the dead from the Xinjiang fire, while holding protests against zero-Covid policies.
By Sunday evening, on dozens of university campuses, students demonstrated or put up protest posters. Protests also spread to Chengdu, Guangzhou and Wuhan, where residents called for not only an end to Covid restrictions.
At Tsinghua University, in the capital city Beijing, students gathered on a square to protest against zero-Covid.
Videos and images circulating on social media show students holding up sheets of white paper and shouting: "Democracy and rule of law! Freedom of expression!"
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Guterres' remarks came ahead of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists on November 2.

'Over 70 journalists killed in 2022': UN urges govts to protect press freedom

More than 70 journalists have been killed this year and a record number of media persons are incarcerated today while threats of imprisonment, violence and death against them keep growing, UN chief Antonio Guterres said on Monday

Guterres' remarks came ahead of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists on November 2.

More than 70 journalists have been killed this year and a record number of media persons are incarcerated today while threats of imprisonment, violence and death against them keep growing, UN chief Antonio Guterres said on Monday and called on governments and the international community to take the necessary steps to protect them.
Guterres' remarks came ahead of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists on November 2.
"A free press is vital to a functioning democracy, exposing wrongdoing, navigating the complex world and advancing the Sustainable Development Goals," the Secretary-General said.
"Yet, more than 70 journalists have been killed this year simply for fulfilling this role in society. Most of these crimes go unsolved. Meanwhile, a record number of journalists are incarcerated today, while threats of imprisonment, violence and death keep growing," he said.
A surge in disinformation, online bullying and hate speech, particularly against women journalists, is contributing to the stifling of media workers around the world, he said.
"Intimidation through the abuse of legal, financial and other means is undermining efforts to hold the powerful accountable. These trends threaten not only journalists, but society as a whole," he said.
The United Nations Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists aims to create a safe and free environment for all media workers.
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"As we mark its tenth anniversary, I call on Governments and the international community to take the necessary steps to protect our journalists. We must end a common culture of impunity and enable journalists to do their essential work," Guterres said.
"On this International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, let us honour our media workers, and stand up for truth, justice and human rights for all," he added.

The Israeli military on Monday announced the long-awaited results of its investigation into the deadly shooting of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, saying there was a “high probability” an Israeli soldier had mistakenly killed her.

Israeli army: ''High probability'' soldier killed reporter

The Israeli military on Monday announced the long-awaited results of its investigation into the deadly shooting of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, saying there was a “high probability” an Israeli soldier had mistakenly killed her during a raid in the occupied West Bank last May but added that it would not be launching a criminal investigation. 

The Israeli investigation said that its soldiers had come under fire from Palestinian fighters at the scene, a claim that has not been corroborated by footage of the incident.&nbsp;

The Israeli military on Monday announced the long-awaited results of its investigation into the deadly shooting of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, saying there was a &ldquo;high probability&rdquo; an Israeli soldier had "mistakenly" killed her during a raid in the occupied West Bank last May but added that it would not be launching a criminal investigation.
It was the closest that Israel has come to accepting responsibility for the shooting. But in a report that seemed to raise as many questions as it sought to answer, the military revealed no new evidence to back its claim that the Palestinian-American journalist might have been killed by Palestinian gunmen during a battle with Israel troops and Palestinian gunmen. It also said that no one would be punished for the shooting.
The conclusions were unlikely to put to rest an issue that has worsened what already were badly strained relations between Israel and the Palestinians. Both Palestinian officials and Abu Akleh's family accused the army of evading responsibility for her killing.
&ldquo;Our family is not surprised by this outcome since it's obvious to anyone that Israeli war criminals cannot investigate their own crimes. However, we remain deeply hurt, frustrated and disappointed,&rdquo; her family said in a statement.
Abu Akleh, a 51-year-old Palestinian-American, was killed while covering an Israeli raid in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank on May 11. She had covered the West Bank for Al Jazeera for two decades and was a well-known face across the Arab world.
In a briefing with reporters, a senior Israeli military official said there was a &ldquo;very high likelihood&rdquo; that Abu Akleh was mistakenly shot by an Israeli soldier positioned inside an armoured vehicle who thought he was aiming at a militant.
&ldquo;He misidentified her,&rdquo; the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity under military briefing guidelines. &ldquo;His reports in real time... absolutely point to a misidentification.&rdquo; &ldquo;We know that he fired, but it could very well be that this happened from other fire,&rdquo; he added.
Jenin is known as a bastion of Palestinian militants, and Israel has carried out raids there almost nightly since a string of deadly attacks inside Israel earlier this year, some of which were carried out by assailants from the area.
Repeating previous Israeli claims, the military official said the soldiers had been under continuous fire for almost an hour from multiple directions before Abu Akleh was shot. The army released several videos showing Palestinian militants firing automatic weapons and soldiers coming under fire that day.
But the military provided no evidence to support its claim that a fierce gunbattle was under way at the time that Abu Akleh was shot. Amateur videos as well as witness accounts have shown no evidence of militants in the vicinity and the area appeared to be quiet for several minutes before she was shot.
It also was unclear how Abu Akleh, who was wearing a helmet and vest marked &ldquo;press&rdquo; at the time, could be mistaken for a militant. The official only said that the soldier's vision from inside the vehicle was &ldquo;very limited,&rdquo; causing Abu Akleh to be misidentified in a split-second decision.
He said the findings of the investigation had been turned over to the chief military prosecutor, who was satisfied with them and decided against a criminal investigation. That means no one will be charged in her death.
Critics have long accused the military of doing a poor job of investigating wrongdoing by its troops. The Israeli human rights group B'Tselem accused the army of carrying out a &ldquo;whitewash,&rdquo; while Abu Akleh's family and the Palestinian Authority both called for the case to be turned over to the International Criminal Court in the Hague. The ICC has opened an investigation into possible war crimes by Israel in both Gaza and the West Bank.
Nabil Abu Rdeneh, spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, dismissed the announcement as &ldquo;another Israeli attempt to evade responsibility for her killing.&rdquo; He said all evidence proves that &ldquo;Israel is the culprit, that it killed Shireen, and it must be held responsible for its crime.&rdquo; The PA, Abu Akleh's family and Al Jazeera have accused Israel of intentionally killing Abu Akleh, while a series of investigations by international media organizations, including The Associated Press, have found that Israeli troops most likely fired the fatal bullet. The United States concluded that an Israeli soldier likely killed her by mistake, but it did not explain how it reached that conclusion.
Al Jazeera's local bureau chief, Walid Al-Omari, said Monday's report was &ldquo;clearly an attempt to circumvent the opening of a criminal investigation.&rdquo; The Committee to Protect Journalists called the Israeli findings &ldquo;late and incomplete.&rdquo; "They provided no name for Shireen Abu Akleh's killer and no other information than his or her own testimony that the killing was a mistake,&rdquo; said Sherif Mansour, the group's Middle East and North Africa program coordinator. &ldquo;That does not provide the answers &mdash; by any measure of transparency or accountability &mdash; that her family and colleagues deserve.&rdquo; Israel has previously said she was killed during a complex battle with Palestinian militants and that only a forensic analysis of the bullet could confirm whether it was fired by an Israeli soldier or a Palestinian militant. However, a US-led analysis of the bullet last July was inconclusive as investigators said the bullet had been badly damaged.
US State Department spokesman Ned Price said Monday, &ldquo;We welcome Israel's review of this tragic incident, and again underscore the importance of accountability in this case, such as policies and procedures to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future.&rdquo; The AP reconstruction of Abu Akleh's killing lent support to witness accounts that she was killed by Israeli forces. Subsequent investigations by CNN, the New York Times and the Washington Post reached similar conclusions, as did monitoring by the office of the UN human rights chief.
Abu Akleh rose to fame two decades ago during the second Palestinian intifada, or uprising, against Israeli rule. She documented the harsh realities of life under Israeli military rule &mdash; now well into its sixth decade with no end in sight &mdash; for viewers across the Arab world.
Israeli police drew widespread criticism from around the world when they beat mourners and pallbearers at her funeral in Jerusalem. An Israeli newspaper reported that a police investigation found wrongdoing by some of its officers, but said those who supervised the event will not be seriously punished.
Israel captured the West Bank in the 1967 Mideast war and has built settlements where nearly 500,000 Israelis live alongside nearly 3 million Palestinians. The Palestinians want the territory to form the main part of a future state.
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A witness in the journalist Rajdeo Ranjan murder case who was declared dead by CBI, which is investigating the case, Friday presented herself before the Muzaffarpur court, which issued a show cause to the investigating agency for submitting a false death report.
The additional sessions judge-cum-special judge of the court, Punit Kumar Garg served the notice to CBI and directed it to submit its reply before June 20, which is the next date of hearing.
Rajdeo Ranjan, a journalist who worked with Hindi daily 'Hindustan' was shot dead in 2016 by a group of five miscreants on his way home in Siwan.
Earlier, CBI had sought summons for the examination of witness Badami Devi, which the court had issued.
However, on May 24 the central probe agency declared her dead and also submitted her death verification report before the court.
Badami Devi appeared before the court on Friday with her documents and affidavit.
“I have been staying at my Kasera Toli residence in Siwan. I was made a witness in the case but no CBI official met me. However, the CBI declared me dead, which I came to know through newspapers. It is a conspiracy,” she said in her affidavit.
“The act of the premier institution of investigation appears to be suspicious. Now there is no hesitation to say that CBI has done this kind of work in connivance with another witness. It is submitted that CBI is playing a big game to implicate falsely the accused persons, especially Vijay Kumar and Azharuddin Beig,” the petitioners’ counsel Sharad Sinha told the court.
CBI's act is "strange and shocking", he told reporters outside the court.
The Bihar government had on May 17, 2016, recommended the journalist murder case to CBI for a thorough probe. CBI registered the case on September 15, 2016.
It had quizzed late RJD MP Mohammad Shahabuddin in connection with the case. Shahabuddin had, however, claimed that he was in jail when the incident took place.

'Dead' witness comes to life; CBI issued show cause notice by Bihar court

Eye witness&nbsp;Badami Devi appeared before the court with her documents and affidavit and said that no CBI&nbsp;official had met her, but they declared her dead. She called the actions a 'conspiracy'.

A witness in the journalist Rajdeo Ranjan murder case who was declared dead by CBI, which is investigating the case, Friday presented herself before the Muzaffarpur court, which issued a show cause to the investigating agency for submitting a false death report.
The additional sessions judge-cum-special judge of the court, Punit Kumar Garg served the notice to CBI and directed it to submit its reply before June 20, which is the next date of hearing.
Rajdeo Ranjan, a journalist who worked with Hindi daily 'Hindustan' was shot dead in 2016 by a group of five miscreants on his way home in Siwan.
Earlier, CBI had sought summons for the examination of witness Badami Devi, which the court had issued.
However, on May 24 the central probe agency declared her dead and also submitted her death verification report before the court.
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Badami Devi appeared before the court on Friday with her documents and affidavit.
&ldquo;I have been staying at my Kasera Toli residence in Siwan. I was made a witness in the case but no CBI official met me. However, the CBI declared me dead, which I came to know through newspapers. It is a conspiracy,&rdquo; she said in her affidavit.
&ldquo;The act of the premier institution of investigation appears to be suspicious. Now there is no hesitation to say that CBI has done this kind of work in connivance with another witness. It is submitted that CBI is playing a big game to implicate falsely the accused persons, especially Vijay Kumar and Azharuddin Beig,&rdquo; the petitioners&rsquo; counsel Sharad Sinha told the court.
CBI's act is "strange and shocking", he told reporters outside the court.
The Bihar government had on May 17, 2016, recommended the journalist murder case to CBI for a thorough probe. CBI registered the case on September 15, 2016.
It had quizzed late RJD MP Mohammad Shahabuddin in connection with the case. Shahabuddin had, however, claimed that he was in jail when the incident took place.

A veteran journalist working for Al Jazeera was killed on Wednesday during an Israeli operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, prompting the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Qatar-based network to blame the Israeli Army for her death.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said that 51-year-old Shireen Abu Aqla, a Jerusalem-based journalist for Al Jazeera, was hit in the head by live fire.
A second reporter, Ali Samodi from Al-Quds newspaper sustained a gunshot wound to the back and is in stable condition, the ministry said.
The Israeli military denied that its forces targeted the journalists and called for a " joint pathological analysis and investigation" to establish the truth.
Israeli forces were operating in the Jenin refugee camp and several other areas of the West Bank to apprehend "terror suspects," the military said.
According to the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), the militants opened fire at the Israeli forces and hurled explosives at them during the raid, before the soldiers returned fire.
The IDF was looking into "a possibility, now being looked into, that reporters were hit – possibly by shots fired by Palestinian gunmen", the Israeli army said. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he holds Israeli forces "fully responsible" for Abu Aqla's death.
Al Jazeera said that she was killed "in cold blood," in what the network called a "horrifying crime that breaches international norms".
"We condemn this heinous crime, intended to prevent the media from carrying out its message, and we hold the Israeli government and the occupation forces responsible for her death,” the channel wrote on Twitter.
“We call on the international community to condemn and hold the Israeli occupation forces accountable for the deliberate killing of our colleague Shireen Abu Aqla,” it said.
In footage from the scene, Abu Aqleh was seen wearing a PRESS vest and a helmet and was hit below the ear in an area not covered by her helmet.
Samodi, working for the Jerusalem-based Al-Quds, told the local media that he and Abu Aqla were clearly identified as reporters, wearing their press vests, when they were shot at.
Describing Palestinian accusations as "unfounded", Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in a statement to the Knesset (parliament) on Wednesday defended the Israeli army, which he said acted "carefully and responsibly" during its operation in the West Bank.
"To begin with, I would like to address the events in Jenin. Last night, IDF (Israel Defence Forces) forces conducted an extensive operation in northern Samaria, as part of the efforts of the State of Israel to stop the deadly wave of terrorism.
“During the engagement, armed Palestinians shot in an inaccurate, indiscriminate and uncontrolled manner. Our forces from the IDF returned fire as accurately, carefully and responsibly as possible", Bennett told the Knesset.
"Sadly, Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed in the exchange. The Palestinian Authority rushed to blame Israel for her death, and the president of the PA made unfounded accusations against Israel before any investigation had been carried out," he said.
Based on preliminary information, there is a significant possibility that the journalist was shot by the armed Palestinians. However, to uncover the truth, there must be a real investigation, and the Palestinians are currently preventing that, he said.
"Without a serious investigation, we will not reach the truth," he said.
Bennett called upon the PA to conduct a joint forensic analysis based on all the documentation and findings available in order to uncover the truth.
"As I said, the Palestinians are refusing, and I expect them to cooperate and refrain from any actions that may contaminate the investigation," he said.
Bennett said last night's action in Jenin was part of a series of counterterrorism efforts meant to put an end to the wave of terrorism and restore security to Israeli citizens.
“We are determined to continue until we have achieved our goal, and we stand by our men and women of the IDF, the ISA (Israel Security Agency) and the police, who risk their lives daily to protect ours," Bennett asserted.
According to the information, it appears likely that armed Palestinians — who were firing indiscriminately at the time — were responsible for the unfortunate death of the journalist, he said in a statement.
"Palestinians in Jenin were even filmed boasting 'We hit a soldier; he’s lying on the ground'. However, no IDF (Israel Defence Forces) soldier was injured, which increases the possibility that Palestinian terrorists were the ones who shot the journalist," Bennett was quoted as saying in a statement.
"Israel has called on the Palestinians to conduct a joint pathological analysis and investigation, which would be based on all of the existing documentation and findings, in order to get to the truth. So far, the Palestinians have refused this offer," he said.
He also asserted that the IDF forces will continue their counterterrorism operations in order to end the “deadly wave of terror” and restore security to the citizens of Israel.
Born in East Jerusalem, Abu Aqla had worked for several agencies such as UNRWA, Radio Voice of Palestine, Amman satellite channel, the Moftah Foundation and Radio Monte Carlo before joining Al Jazeera in 1997.
Human rights group Yesh Din called for an international investigation into her death, saying that the Israeli defence establishment “has proven in several cases that it is unable to investigate such incidents on its own.” Abu Aqla’s death “requires urgent international intervention in order to get to the truth, we call for the establishment of an independent international commission of inquiry to investigate this case in depth,” it said.
The IDF has been operating in Jenin and across the West Bank in an attempt to stop a series of recent attacks that have killed 19 people in a month and a half.
Close to 30 Palestinians have also been killed in Israeli operations during this time. 

Israel's brazen defence on Al Jazeera journalist killing, pins blame on alleged Palestinian attack

Senior Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Aqla killed with a shot to her head during Israeli raid in Jenin, West Bank. She had been wearing her press vest at the time. Another journalist&nbsp;Ali Samodi&nbsp;was injured in the attack.

A veteran journalist working for Al Jazeera was killed on Wednesday during an Israeli operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, prompting the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Qatar-based network to blame the Israeli Army for her death.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said that 51-year-old Shireen Abu Aqla, a Jerusalem-based journalist for Al Jazeera, was hit in the head by live fire.
A second reporter, Ali Samodi from Al-Quds newspaper sustained a gunshot wound to the back and is in stable condition, the ministry said.
The Israeli military denied that its forces targeted the journalists and called for a " joint pathological analysis and investigation" to establish the truth.
Israeli forces were operating in the Jenin refugee camp and several other areas of the West Bank to apprehend "terror suspects," the military said.
According to the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), the militants opened fire at the Israeli forces and hurled explosives at them during the raid, before the soldiers returned fire.
The IDF was looking into "a possibility, now being looked into, that reporters were hit &ndash; possibly by shots fired by Palestinian gunmen", the Israeli army said. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he holds Israeli forces "fully responsible" for Abu Aqla's death.
Al Jazeera said that she was killed "in cold blood," in what the network called a "horrifying crime that breaches international norms".
"We condemn this heinous crime, intended to prevent the media from carrying out its message, and we hold the Israeli government and the occupation forces responsible for her death,&rdquo; the channel wrote on Twitter.
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&ldquo;We call on the international community to condemn and hold the Israeli occupation forces accountable for the deliberate killing of our colleague Shireen Abu Aqla,&rdquo; it said.
In footage from the scene, Abu Aqleh was seen wearing a PRESS vest and a helmet and was hit below the ear in an area not covered by her helmet.
Samodi, working for the Jerusalem-based Al-Quds, told the local media that he and Abu Aqla were clearly identified as reporters, wearing their press vests, when they were shot at.
Describing Palestinian accusations as "unfounded", Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in a statement to the Knesset (parliament) on Wednesday defended the Israeli army, which he said acted "carefully and responsibly" during its operation in the West Bank.
"To begin with, I would like to address the events in Jenin. Last night, IDF (Israel Defence Forces) forces conducted an extensive operation in northern Samaria, as part of the efforts of the State of Israel to stop the deadly wave of terrorism.
&ldquo;During the engagement, armed Palestinians shot in an inaccurate, indiscriminate and uncontrolled manner. Our forces from the IDF returned fire as accurately, carefully and responsibly as possible", Bennett told the Knesset.
"Sadly, Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed in the exchange. The Palestinian Authority rushed to blame Israel for her death, and the president of the PA made unfounded accusations against Israel before any investigation had been carried out," he said.
Based on preliminary information, there is a significant possibility that the journalist was shot by the armed Palestinians. However, to uncover the truth, there must be a real investigation, and the Palestinians are currently preventing that, he said.
"Without a serious investigation, we will not reach the truth," he said.
Bennett called upon the PA to conduct a joint forensic analysis based on all the documentation and findings available in order to uncover the truth.
"As I said, the Palestinians are refusing, and I expect them to cooperate and refrain from any actions that may contaminate the investigation," he said.
Bennett said last night's action in Jenin was part of a series of counterterrorism efforts meant to put an end to the wave of terrorism and restore security to Israeli citizens.
&ldquo;We are determined to continue until we have achieved our goal, and we stand by our men and women of the IDF, the ISA (Israel Security Agency) and the police, who risk their lives daily to protect ours," Bennett asserted.
According to the information, it appears likely that armed Palestinians &mdash; who were firing indiscriminately at the time &mdash; were responsible for the unfortunate death of the journalist, he said in a statement.
"Palestinians in Jenin were even filmed boasting 'We hit a soldier; he&rsquo;s lying on the ground'. However, no IDF (Israel Defence Forces) soldier was injured, which increases the possibility that Palestinian terrorists were the ones who shot the journalist," Bennett was quoted as saying in a statement.
"Israel has called on the Palestinians to conduct a joint pathological analysis and investigation, which would be based on all of the existing documentation and findings, in order to get to the truth. So far, the Palestinians have refused this offer," he said.
He also asserted that the IDF forces will continue their counterterrorism operations in order to end the &ldquo;deadly wave of terror&rdquo; and restore security to the citizens of Israel.
Born in East Jerusalem, Abu Aqla had worked for several agencies such as UNRWA, Radio Voice of Palestine, Amman satellite channel, the Moftah Foundation and Radio Monte Carlo before joining Al Jazeera in 1997.
Human rights group Yesh Din called for an international investigation into her death, saying that the Israeli defence establishment &ldquo;has proven in several cases that it is unable to investigate such incidents on its own.&rdquo; Abu Aqla&rsquo;s death &ldquo;requires urgent international intervention in order to get to the truth, we call for the establishment of an independent international commission of inquiry to investigate this case in depth,&rdquo; it said.
The IDF has been operating in Jenin and across the West Bank in an attempt to stop a series of recent attacks that have killed 19 people in a month and a half.
Close to 30 Palestinians have also been killed in Israeli operations during this time.&nbsp;

Pawan Jaiswal, a journalist from Uttar Pradesh whose report in 2019 exposed the sub-standard meals being served to children as mid-day meals has died after battling cancer.
The journalist was reportedly struggling to pay for his treatments and several journalists last month has issued appeals to crowdfund money for his medical bills.
In 2019, Jaiswal was charged with conspiracy after he filmed students at a government school in Mirzapur eating rotis with salt as their midday meal.
The district administration suspended the teacher of the school and the village panchayat supervisor after his report was released but they also charged him for conspiring against UP govt.
Jaiswal had later issued a video saying he stands by his report and that the facts of the story can be verified by anybody.

Journalist who reported on 'roti and salt' meals in UP school dies of cancer

Pawan Jaiswal, a journalist from Uttar Pradesh whose report in 2019 exposed the sub-standard meals being served to children as mid-day meals has died after battling cancer.

In 2019, Jaiswal was charged with conspiracy after he filmed students at a government school in Mirzapur eating rotis with salt as their midday meal.

Pawan Jaiswal, a journalist from Uttar Pradesh whose report in 2019 exposed the sub-standard meals being served to children as mid-day meals has died after battling cancer.
The journalist was reportedly struggling to pay for his treatments and several of his colleagues last month had issued appeals to crowdfund money for his medical bills.
In 2019, Jaiswal was charged with conspiracy after he filmed students at a government school in Mirzapur eating rotis with salt as their midday meal.
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The district administration suspended the teacher of the school and the village panchayat supervisor after his report was released but they also charged him for conspiring against UP govt.
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The ED alleged that Ayyub had raised crores by "Ketto" which is an online crowdfunding platform & the money belonged to the three campaigns that she had started earlier.

Money Laundering Case: ED attached a huge amount from Journalist Rana Ayyub

On Thursday, journalist Rana Ayyub's cash worth over Rs 1.77 crore have been seized by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case.
The ED alleged that Ayyub had raised crores by "Ketto" which is an online crowdfunding platform and the money belonged to the three campaigns that she had started earlier.

The Enforcement Directorate has attached over Rs 1.77 crore worth bank deposits of journalist Rana Ayyub in connection with a money laundering probe against her. The case is&nbsp;linked to alleged irregularities in charitable funds raised from public donors.
The federal investigation agency had issued a provisional order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act to attach a Rs 50 lakh worth fixed deposit and the rest amount kept as bank deposits and held in two accounts of a private bank in Navi Mumbai.
Ayyub is the account holder and deposits of over Rs 1.77&nbsp;crore have been attached by the ED.
The money laundering case against Ayyub was filed after taking cognisance of a September, 2021 FIR of Ghaziabad Police related to alleged irregularities in donor funds of over Rs 2.69 crore raised by her through an online crowd funding platform called 'Ketto'.
The police lodged the case on a complaint made by&nbsp;Vikas Sankrityayan, founder of an NGO called "Hindu IT Cell" and a resident of Indirapuram in Ghaziabad.
Ayyub had then stated that the "entire donation received through Ketto is accounted for and not a single paisa has been misused".
The journalist has now issued a fresh statement saying that allegations of misusing the donation money for personal use are&nbsp;preposterous, wholly mala fide and belied by record, and is a deliberate misreading of her bank statements.
In the statement she detailed the relief work carried out by her for the Covid-19 pandemic and gave an account of how she raised the money through Ketto. She also gave a break-up of the donation amount collected by her.&nbsp;

On Thursday, journalist Rana Ayyub's cash worth over Rs 1.77 crore have been seized by the ED in connection with a money laundering case.&nbsp;The case is based on the FIR lodged in September last year by UP's Gaziabad police.

The Enforcement Directorate has attached over Rs 1.77 crore worth bank deposits of journalist Rana Ayyub in connection with a money laundering probe against her linked to alleged irregularities in charitable funds raised from public donors, agency sources said on Thursday.
The federal investigation agency had issued a provisional order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to attach a Rs 50 lakh worth fixed deposit and the rest amount kept as bank deposits and held in two accounts of a private bank in Navi Mumbai.
Ayyub is the account holder and deposits totalling Rs 1,77,27,704 have been attached by the ED.
The money laundering case against Ayyub was filed after taking cognisance of a September, 2021 FIR of Ghaziabad Police (Uttar Pradesh) related to alleged irregularities in donor funds of over Rs 2.69 crore raised by her through an online crowd funding platform called 'Ketto'.
The police lodged the case on a complaint made by&nbsp;Vikas Sankrityayan, founder of an NGO called "Hindu IT Cell" and a resident of Indirapuram in Ghaziabad.
Ayyub had then stated that the "entire donation received through Ketto is accounted for and not a single paisa has been misused".
According to the FIR, the funds were raised as part of three campaigns: funds for slum dwellers and farmers during April-May 2020; relief work for Assam, Bihar and Maharashtra during June-September 2020; and help for COVID-19 impacted people in India during May-June 2021.
"Funds totalling Rs 2,69,44,680 were raised on Ketto by Rana Ayyub. These funds were withdrawn in the bank accounts of her sister and father," the agency said.
Out of this amount, Rs 72,01,786 was withdrawn in her own bank account, Rs 37,15,072 withdrawn in her sister Iffat Shaikh's account, and Rs 1,60,27,822 was withdrawn in her father Mohd Ayyub Waquif's bank account, it said.&nbsp; All these funds, the ED found, were subsequently "transferred" in Ayyub's own account.
Ayyub submitted documents of expense for Rs 31,16,770 to the ED, however, after verification of the claimed expenses, the agency found that the actual expenses were to the tune of Rs 17,66,970, the agency stated.
"Fake bills were found to have been prepared by Rana Ayyub in the name of some entities to claim expenses on relief work. Expenses made for personal travel by air were claimed as expense for relief work," it alleged.
The ED said its probe "makes it abundantly clear that the funds were raised in the name of charity in a completely pre-planned and systematic manner, and the funds were not utilised completely for the purpose of which the funds were raised".
"Instead of utilising the funds for the relief work, Rana Ayyub parked some of the funds by opening a separate current bank account," it said.&nbsp; Ayyub, it added, created the fixed deposit of Rs 50 lakh from the funds raised on the online platform and subsequently "did not utilise" these for relief work.&nbsp; The agency found Ayyub "deposited a total of Rs 74.50 lakh in PM Cares fund and CM Relief Fund." The attachment order of the ED can be challenged before the Adjudicating Authority of PMLA.
The journalist has now issued a fresh statement saying that allegations of misusing the donation money for personal use are&nbsp;preposterous, wholly mala fide and belied by record, and is a deliberate misreading of her bank statements.
In the statement she detailed the relief work carried out by her for the Covid-19 pandemic and gave an account of how she raised the money through Ketto. She also gave a break-up of the donation amount collected by her.&nbsp;

A television journalist based in Uttar Pradesh&rsquo;s Pratapgarh district was found dead under mysterious circumstances on Sunday night.
Just a day before his death, Sulabh Srivastava, who worked for ABP News and ABP Ganga, wrote to the Uttar Pradesh Police saying he felt threatened following his recent reportage of liquor mafias in the district. Seeking protection, Srivastava had said he had been informed by sources that the liquor mafia was angry with him after the publication of his report and wanted to harm him or his family.
However, the police said that the journalist died in a 'motorcycle accident'.

Journalist dies after flagging liquor mafia’s threat to UP police

A television journalist based in Uttar Pradesh&rsquo;s Pratapgarh district was found dead under mysterious circumstances on Sunday night.
Just a day before his death, Sulabh Srivastava, who worked for ABP News and ABP Ganga, wrote to the Uttar Pradesh Police saying he felt threatened following his recent reportage of liquor mafias in the district. Seeking protection, Srivastava had said he had been informed by sources that the liquor mafia was angry with him after the publication of his report and wanted to harm him or his family.
However, the police said that the journalist died in a 'motorcycle accident'.

UP scribe dies after&nbsp;claiming threat from liquor mafia Scribe wrote to UP Police saying he feels threatened UP police claim Sulabh Srivastava died in an accident &nbsp;

A television journalist based in Uttar Pradesh&rsquo;s Pratapgarh district was found dead under mysterious circumstances on Sunday night.
Just a day before his death, Sulabh Srivastava, who worked for ABP News and ABP Ganga, wrote to the Uttar Pradesh Police saying he felt threatened following his recent reportage of liquor mafias in the district. Seeking protection, Srivastava had said he had been informed by sources that the liquor mafia was angry with him after the publication of his report and wanted to harm him or his family.
However, the police said that the journalist died in a 'motorcycle accident'.

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