Sister of all Palestinians
Thousands of mourners attended the funeral at a church in Jerusalem's Old City in the afternoon. Roads were closed along the route of the procession as Israel bolstered security to 'ensure the funeral takes place safely and without violence that could endanger participants or others', an Israeli police spokeswoman said.
In a sign of Abu Akleh's prominence, she was given what was described as a full state memorial on Thursday at Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's compound in Ramallah before being transferred to Jerusalem.
"Her voice entered every home, and her loss is a wound in our hearts," said mourner Hadil Hamdan.
The United States, European Union and United Nations have backed calls for a full investigation into Abu Akleh's killing.
Israel has publicly called for a joint probe and stressed the need for Palestinian authorities to hand over the fatal bullet for forensic examination, but the Palestinian Authority has rejected holding a joint probe with the Jewish state.
Grief over her killing spilled beyond Palestinian territories, with protests erupting in Turkey, Sudan and elsewhere.
She was the 'sister of all Palestinians',
“The crime of assassinating journalist Shireen Abu Akleh is a deplorable and unacceptable act, and we express our sympathy and condolences to her family.” SAYYID BADR BIN HAMAD AL BUSAIDI
Foreign Minister
her brother Antoun Abu Akleh told AFP.
West Bank violence
The European Union urged an 'independent' probe while the United States demanded the killing be 'transparently investigated', calls echoed by UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet.
PA official Hussein al Sheikh, a close Abbas confidante, said the Palestinian 'investigation would be completed independently'.
An initial autopsy and forensic examination were conducted in Nablus in the West Bank hours after her death.
Fresh violence erupted on Friday in the West Bank, during an Israeli raid on the Jenin refugee camp. The Palestinian health ministry said 13 Palestinians were wounded in the clashes, one of them seriously. An AFP photographer at the scene said Israeli forces had also surrounded the home of a suspect.