Thousands gather to honor Abu Akleh in Ramallah

Thousands of Palestinians came in Ramallah, the occupied West Bank city, to pay their respects to Abu Akleh, who arrived in an ambulance from Nablus.

Upon the arrival of Abu Akleh’s body, friends, coworkers, and family members gathered in front of Al Jazeera’s offices.

A reporter from Al Jazeera, Nida Ibrahim said: “We can … see the body is being taken out of the ambulance, to enter here at this small room, the ground floor of AJ’s offices.”

“We’re expecting her colleagues, friends, family, loved ones, to bid her the final farewell,” Ibrahim said.

He added that it was a “very difficult situation”.

“We’re also hearing crowds chanting slogans in defiance, saying ‘we will fight for Shireen’.”