Immediate investigation into the death of a prominent Al Jazeera journalist shot dead in the West Bank on Wednesday.

This was requested by the UN Security Council, BTV reports.

Sharyn Abu Akle, 51, covered an Israeli military operation in the Palestinian Authority in Jenin.

Shirin Abu Akle, a journalist killed in the Israeli military operation, was buried

The Palestinian side says it was killed by an Israeli bullet, while Tel Aviv said the shot may have come from Palestinian protesters.

Akle has been covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for two decades, and her death has sparked outrage.

Her funeral yesterday was not without tension after Israeli police began pushing and beating dozens of mourners.