trepidation among journalists as a result of what happened? certainly we are all acting result of what happened? certainly we are all acting in result of what happened? certainly we are all acting in an result of what happened? certainly we are all acting in an active - we are all acting in an active conflict zone, at what happened to shireen abu akleh and what has happened to journalists in the past really brings home that the dangers of working in such an environment, you mustn t get complacent about it. but here there is a lot of anger and tension that has been caused by this death in particular because shireen abu akleh was such a high profile figure, somebody who was a veteran correspondent of the network, she had covered years and years of conflict, going back to the start of the second palestinian intifada some 20 years ago. there is a lot of video emerging which adds to the debate about what happened, a lot of eyewitnesses, she was with a group of palestinian journalists
the grief here, but also the anger. for people that worked with her, she was more than just a colleague, but a symbol of fearless reporting, of the realities on the ground for palestinians. and her death adds to the weight of grief that has been descending across this region. israelis have been shocked at one of the worst waves of violence on their streets in years. since march, at least 18 people have been killed by armed attackers. with arrest raids launched and tension surging, at least 25 palestinians have been killed in the west bank. they gather to support the family, preparing for the first night without their daughter. she was also an american national now the us is demanding answers. israel says it is investigating, as a veteran correspondent falls
now the us is demanding answers. israel says it is investigating, as a veteran correspondent falls victim to the conflict she covered. tom bateman, bbc news, ramallah. global tech giant, google, has announced that it is adding 2a new languages on the google translate platform. the company says it s used new technology, which can learn language, based on just a few paragraphs of text. the latest additions range from lingala, which is used by more than 45 million people across central africa, and quechua, used by about 10 million people in ecuador, peru, bolivia and surrounding countries. dr americo mendoza mori is a harvard university language scholar, who speaks quechua, and is co founder of the quechua alliance that promotes andean culture and language in the united states. he told me more about the significance of the language. quechua is the most spoken indigenous language family
press corps in jerusalem? shock, dismay, and really just trying to comprehend what happened. shireen was a household name in the arab world, had been with al jazeera for 25 years reporting on the conflict in the west bank, israeli/palestinian conflict. friends in this office, on the others. didn t know her personally but working as journalist and this happens to colleague, it s shockingment and it s not like she was, you know, new to this. doing it 25 years, a veteran correspondent, wearing a protective helmet and bullet-proof vest as well. still suffered she was killed. by gunfire. as you say, don t have
he s going to recover. say we call on the international community to condemn and hold the israeli occupation forces accountable for deliberately targeting our colleague. israeli defense forces say they re investigating and looking into the possibility that they were hit by palestinian gunmen. they were in jenin area to conduct counterterrorism activities. they say during that activity came under massive fire and armed palestinian gunmen shot at them and hurled explosive devices towards them and soldiers responded towards the fire. circumstances are being worked out. this is incredibly tragic and terrible situation. shireen was a well-known, veteran correspondent, working in jerusalem for decades.