American activist killed during protest in Israel-controlled West Bank – Washington Examiner

An ⁤American ‍activist named Aysenur Eygi, aged 26,⁣ was shot and killed during an anti-settlement⁣ protest in the ‍Israeli-occupied West ‍Bank⁣ near Nablus. Eygi was participating in a weekly demonstration against the⁤ Israeli government’s ⁣occupation when⁣ witnesses reported that⁤ Israeli military forces fired the bullet⁤ that struck⁢ her in the‍ head. In response to her death, U.S. officials ⁣are urging Israel to conduct an investigation into‍ the incident. ‌A spokesperson⁢ for the U.S. National Security Council confirmed⁢ that they ​have reached out to ⁤the ‌Israeli government‌ for more information ⁢about ⁣the event. Witnesses also indicated that the Israeli ⁢military used ​tear gas before shooting, highlighting ongoing tensions ‍in the region. Eygi’s body was taken to ⁢a hospital in⁢ Nablus following the⁢ incident.


American activist killed during protest in Israel-controlled West Bank

An American activist was killed during a protest in the Israel-occupied West Bank, and U.S. officials are calling on Israel to investigate her death.

Aysenur Eygi, 26, was shot in the head while participating in an anti-settlement protest near Nablus, located in the West Bank. The demonstration occurs on a weekly basis in protest of the Israeli government’s occupation of the West Bank. Witnesses said Israeli military forces fired the bullet that killed her. 

“We have reached out to the Government of Israel to ask for more information and request an investigation into the incident,” U.S. National Security Council spokesman Sean Savett told CNN. 

Aysenur Ezgi Eygi’s body is being transported through the Rafidia Surgical Hospital, where she was taken after witnesses say she was fatally shot by Israeli soldiers on Sept. 6, 2024, in the West Bank city of Nablus. (AP Photo/Aref Tufaha)

Palestinian officials blamed the Israeli military for allegedly throwing tear gas into the crowd before firing shots.

The Israel Defense Forces explained in a statement that its forces “responded with fire toward a main instigator of violent activity who hurled rocks at the forces and posed a threat to them.”

The shooting occurred near the Palestinian village of Beita, which is right next to an Israeli outpost known as Evyatar. Israel legally authorized the settlement earlier this year. However, it remains under international dispute.

Vivi Chen, an American activist at the protest, said Eygi was hiding behind a dumpster at the bottom of a hill when the gunfire rang out.

“There were two volunteers sitting behind a dumpster, and they fired one shot at the dumpster. It hit a metal plane. And then there was another shot, and they shot — they shot her in the head,” Chen said.

Paramedics placed Eygi, born in Turkey, on a stretcher. She was later pronounced dead at Rafidia hospital in Nablus. 

Just nine days before Eygi’s death, the IDF started carrying out raids and airstrikes in the West Bank in an effort to “thwart Islamic-Iranian terrorist infrastructure,” according to Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz.



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