Israeli troops shot and killed Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish-American woman, during a protest against settlement expansion in the West Bank. The White House and Turkey called for an investigation into her death, blaming Israel for the incident.
Eygi was described as a 26-year-old activist from Seattle with US and Turkish citizenship. She had recently graduated from the University of Washington, where she studied psychology and Middle Eastern languages. Eygi was shot in the head, according to reports.
The incident took place during a protest march in Beita, a village near Nablus. Eygi’s family remembered her as a passionate human rights activist who protested against US support for Israel’s actions in Gaza. Turkey’s President Erdogan condemned her death and vowed to work against Israel’s occupation policies.
The US government was urged to investigate the deaths of Eygi and another Palestinian girl killed in a separate incident. The rise in violence by Israeli settlers has sparked outrage and calls for accountability from the international community.