Murianews, Kudus – There are various historical records and important moments that happened on May 11 from year to year. Apart from the interior of the country, there are many historical records that occurred in various other countries.

One of them is death Shireen Abu Akleh due to Israeli army fire at a refugee camp in Jenin, West Bank, in 2022.

Shireen Abu Akleh (April 3, 1971 – May 11, 2022) was a Palestinian-American journalist who worked for the Al Jazeera news agency for 25 years and was a leading journalist in the Middle East covering the Israeli occupation of the territories Palestinians.

Also read: Historical notes and important moments of May 10, here is the list

On May 11, 2022, he was shot and killed by the Israeli army in a refugee camp in Jenin, in the West Bank. Al Jazeera and the Palestinian Ministry of Health reported that the IDF (the Israeli army) killed him, while Israel reported that it was possible that it was Palestinians who killed him, then Israel announced that the identity of the killer remains unknown.

Shireen is a well-known journalist in Arab countries. Frequently reporting on events in Palestine and analyzing Israeli politics, he inspired many Palestinians and Arabs to pursue careers in journalism.

The shooting that resulted in his death and the riots during his funeral procession have been condemned in Israel for beating mourners with batons. His funeral was one of the largest in Palestine with thousands of Palestinians in attendance.

Shireen was born in Jerusalem on January 3, 1971 to a Palestinian Christian family from Bethlehem. He grew up in the United States, obtaining American citizenship through his mother’s family who lived in New Jersey.

Shireen was a student at a school in Beit Hanina, then enrolled at the Jordanian University of Science and Technology to study architecture, but then dropped out.

He then enrolled at Yarmouk University in Jordan, from where he earned a degree in journalism. After graduating, Shireen returned to Palestine.

Prior to working at Al Jazeera, Shireen worked as a journalist at Radio Monte Carlo and Voice of Palestine. He has also worked for UNWRA, Amman Satellite Channel and MIFTAH.

In 1997, he started working for Al Jazeera as a journalist, as one of its field correspondents, and then rose to prominence on the Arabic news channel. Shireen lives and works in East Jerusalem, reporting on Palestine-related events, including the Second Intifada, and also covering Israeli political news. He frequently covers the funerals of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces.

Here is a list of other historical dates for May 11, as reported by Wikipedia:

330

Byzantium was legally renamed Nova Roma (“New Rome”) in a blessing ceremony, but was more popularly called Constantinople.

1812
British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval was assassinated by John Bellingham in the lobby of the House of Commons, London.

1914

Birthday of Ismail Marzuki, Indonesian composer (d. 1958).

1949

Israel becomes a member of the UN.

nineteen eighty one

Death of Bob Marley, Jamaican singer and musician (born in 1945)

1995

In New York, more than 170 countries decided to extend the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty unconditionally.

1997

IBM computer named Deep Blue beat accomplished chess player Garry Kasparov.

1998

India’s first nuclear test provoked its nuclear-armed neighbor Pakistan.

2022

Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot dead by the Israeli army in Jenin, West Bank, while covering a raid on a house by the Israeli army.