2024-09-07 13:29:07
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US Activist Fatally Shot by Israeli Soldiers in West Bank Protests

Image courtesy of : AFP (JAAFAR ASHTIYEH)

Amid ongoing tensions over settlements in the West Bank, Turkish-American activist Aysenur Eygi was killed by Israeli gunfire during a protest. Eygi, a member of the International Solidarity Movement, was shot in Beita village while demonstrating against illegal settlements.

The incident has sparked demands for an independent investigation by her family and calls for accountability from US officials. Eygi's death adds to the toll of Palestinians killed in the region, highlighting the escalating violence and concerns over the actions of the Israeli military.

DER SPIEGEL
6. September 2024 um 14:30

West Bank: US Activist Killed by Israeli Army - DER SPIEGEL

Politics
The government of Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing ahead with the expansion of settlements in the West Bank, leading to weekly protests in Beita south of Nablus. During one such protest, a US-American of Turkish descent was killed by gunfire from Israeli soldiers. Since the beginning of the Gaza war, more than 660 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank.
New York Times - Middle East
7. September 2024 um 08:27

Aysenur Eygi, American Killed in the West Bank, Was a Campus Organizer

Politics
Aysenur Eygi, a Turkish American woman, was fatally shot in Beita village in the West Bank while protesting an Israeli settler outpost. Witness and Palestinian officials blamed Israeli soldiers for her death. Ms. Eygi, an activist, had joined protests against the Gaza War and earned a degree in psychology at the University of Washington.
World - South China Morning Post
7. September 2024 um 10:30

Family demands independent probe into ‘Israeli military’ killing of American

Politics
Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old Turkish-American, was shot dead by the Israeli military while peacefully demonstrating for justice against settlements in Beita, West Bank. The UN confirmed her death. Her family demands an independent probe, calling on US leaders to order an investigation and ensure full accountability, as video shows the shot came from an Israeli soldier.
Al Jazeera
7. September 2024 um 12:10

Family demands independent probe into killing of US activist in West Bank

Politics
Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish-American activist and member of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), was shot and killed by an Israeli sniper during a protest against illegal settlements in the West Bank. Nablus Governor Ghassan Daghlas confirmed she was killed by a sniper bullet to the head. US Senator Chris Van Hollen said Eygi is the third American to be killed in the West Bank since October 7, after Tawfiq Ajaq and Shireen Abu Akleh, and US lawyer and Palestinian rights activist Tarek..
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