Al Jazeera reporter killed during Israeli raid in West Bank

A veteran Palestinian-American correspondent for Al Jazeera has been killed while covering a raid by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank

The Qatar-based network said Shireen Abu Aqla was shot "deliberately" and "in cold blood" by Israeli troops in Jenin. Her producer was also wounded, Qazet.az reports.

Israel's prime minister said it was "likely" they were shot by Palestinian gunmen during an exchange of fire.

The Palestinian president said he held the Israeli government fully responsible for what he described as a "crime of execution".

Shireen Abu Aqla, 51, was widely known and widely admired by viewers and colleagues alike.

Early on Wednesday morning she went to the Jenin refugee camp to report on a raid by Israeli soldiers and security forces, which the Israeli military said was conducted to apprehend "terrorist suspects".

The Palestinian health ministry said Abu Aqla was hit in the head by a live bullet during the raid. She was taken to hospital in a critical condition and later pronounced dead.