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Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, shot dead while protesting Israeli settlements, has been laid to rest in her family’s home town Didim in western Turkey. Thousands of mourners in Turkey have gathered for the funeral of Turkish-American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, who was killed by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank. ‘Deliberately targeted’ “Aysenur’s blood will not be in vain and …

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A photo is placed among flowers in memory of 26-year-old Aysenur Ezgi Eygi at a vigil on Alki Beach in Seattle on Wednesday. The Israeli military said Eygi was likely shot “indirectly and unintentionally” by its soldiers, drawing criticism from American officials, including President Biden, who said he was “outraged and deeply saddened” her killing. “And Israel must do more …

Media members and relatives gather outside the family house of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi — the 26-year-old Turkish American activist killed by the Israeli military — in Didim, Turkey, on Thursday. The father of the Turkish American activist killed by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank on Thursday welcomed Turkey’s decision to initiate an independent investigation into her death and …

Joe Biden seeks 'full accountability' from Israel over death of American activist Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi

Washington has called for transparency from Israel in its investigation of the fatal shooting of US-Türkiye citizen Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi during a protest in the occupied West Bank last week. "The IDF expresses its deepest regret over the death of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi," it added. US citizen killed in West Bank Photo shows Two men wearing facemasks and hold posters …

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the killing of 26-year-old Aysenur Ezgi Eygi was ‘unprovoked and unjustified’. “The incident took place during a violent riot in which dozens of Palestinian suspects burned tyres and hurled rocks towards security forces at the Beita Junction.” The Israeli military “expresses its deepest regret over the death of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi”, it added …

Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old activist from Seattle, shown in an undated family photo, was killed following a demonstration against Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. In an unusually harsh rebuke, the Biden administration on Tuesday demanded “fundamental changes” in the way the Israeli military conducts often-deadly operations in the occupied West Bank, following the killing of an American …

NABLUS: The Western-backed Palestinian Authority held a funeral procession Monday for a Turkish-American dual national activist who was shot and killed by Israeli forces while demonstrating against settlements in the occupied West Bank. Turkish Foreign Ministry Spokesman Oncu Keceli said Turkey was working on repatriating Eygi's remains for burial in the Aegean coastal town of Didim as per her family's …

A Palestinian honor guard carries the body of slain American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi during a funeral procession in the West Bank city of Nablus on Monday. The Israeli military eventually apologized for Abu Akleh’s death, citing the “high probability” she was shot by a soldier, but said she was mistakenly targeted. “There’s a culture of cover-ups,” said Neta Golan, …

The White House says it is "deeply disturbed" after an American activist was shot dead, reportedly by Israeli soldiers, during a protest in the occupied West Bank. "We are deeply disturbed by the tragic death of an American citizen, Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, today in the West Bank and our hearts go out to her family and loved ones," he said. …