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Shireen Abu Akleh's niece

Israeli police will investigate ‘events’ surrounding funeral of Palestinian journalist: Minister

By Abeer Salman, Celine Alkhaldi and Colin McCullough, CNN Israeli police say they will hold an investigation “into the events that ensued during the funeral” procession of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh on Friday. “Unfortunately, during the course of the funeral, severe violent events unfolded on the part of those participating that worsened the

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Shireen Abu Akleh's niece

Israeli police will investigate ‘events’ surrounding funeral of Palestinian journalist: Minister

By Abeer Salman, Celine Alkhaldi and Colin McCullough, CNN Israeli police say they will hold an investigation “into the events that ensued during the funeral” procession of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh on Friday. “Unfortunately, during the course of the funeral, severe violent events unfolded on the part of those participating that worsened the

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An undated photo released by the Al Jazeera network shows late Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.

WaPo: Israeli ​soldiers’ guns confiscated as part of investigation after Al-Jazeera journalist’s killing​, says Israeli military official

By Hadas Gold, CNN Israeli military investigators have taken guns away from some Israel Defense Forces troops as part of an investigation into shooting incidents in Jenin on the day Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed there, the Washington Post reported Thursday, citing an unnamed IDF official. The weapons have been taken so

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An undated photo released by the Al Jazeera network shows late Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.

WaPo: Israeli ​soldiers’ guns confiscated as part of investigation after Al-Jazeera journalist’s killing​, says Israeli military official

By Hadas Gold, CNN Israeli military investigators have taken guns away from some Israel Defense Forces troops as part of an investigation into shooting incidents in Jenin on the day Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed there, the Washington Post reported Thursday, citing an unnamed IDF official. The weapons have been taken so

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D-Day Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at D-Day. Allied troops invaded Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944, to fight Nazi Germany in World War II. Facts The largest amphibious (land and water) invasion in history. The code name for the invasion was Operation Overlord. General Dwight D. Eisenhower commanded the operation, and plans were

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