Palestinian Journalist Was Shot Dead Despite Wearing Press Vest, Fadli Zon: Israel's Barbarity Is Getting Out Of Control

Gerindra Party politician Fadli Zon. (Between)

JAKARTA - Member of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) from the Gerindra faction, Fadli Zon, spoke about a senior journalist for the Al Jazeera news agency who was a Palestinian national, Shireen Abu Akleh, was shot dead by the Israeli military.

According to Fadli, Israel's occupation in the Palestinian territories which was accompanied by violence that resulted in the death of civilians in the form of the death of civilians had crossed the limit of humanity.

"Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, was shot dead by the Israeli military. Israel's savagery is getting more and more out of control," Fadli said on his Twitter account, @fadlizon.

Shireen is known to have been shot in the head while covering the Israeli military attack in Jenin City, West Bank, Palestine, Wednesday, May 11, Indonesian Time (WIB).

When covering, Shireen was wearing a bulletproof vest typical of a local field journalist which was bright blue in color complete with the big word 'PRESS'.

Shireen was accompanied by four colleagues while covering the Jenin area. One of the journalists who was beside Shireen at the time of the incident, Ali al-Samudi, told The Washington Post that the shooting did not take place during the firefight as Israel said.

Ali, who was also injured during the incident, said there was no confrontation in the area when the well-known Arab journalist was shot.

Al Jazeera reported that the Palestinian Ministry of Health said Shireen was injured in the head by live bullets and was rushed to hospital. His condition was critical and he was declared dead at the hospital.