Tipping Point Quick Hits (5.12.22)

Palestinian Journalist Shot in Israel

While covering an Israeli military operation in the West Bank of Israel, the Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot and killed yesterday. According to the Palestinian health ministry, Abu Akleh was shot in the head by a live bullet. Her producer, Ali Al-Samudi, was also shot and is in stable condition.

Abu Akleh was reporting for Al Jazeera, the international news organization based in the Muslim nation of Qatar. Though wearing a helmet, she was shot below the ear. She also was wearing a bulletproof vest, labeled “press.”

This story is still developing and the circumstances surrounding her death are still unclear. This is how the story is being reported in the United States: