by Oui
Sat Sep 7th, 2024 at 02:55:06 PM EST
Targets families of journalists, opposition groups, UN aid workers ... and the western community observes and confirms staunch support. Criminal all around.
Turkish-American activist shot dead by Israeli sniper -- autopsy
Eygi was a member of the International Solidarity Movement, a pro-Palestinian organisation, and was in Beita for a weekly demonstration against illegal Israeli settlements.
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Memorial held for Aysenur Ezgi Eygi in Seattle, Washington |TRT World |
Hundreds gather on a Seattle beach to remember an American woman killed by the Israeli military | LA Times |
A Turkish-American young woman, Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, killed in the Occupied West Bank last week is being remembered in Seattle, where she'd been studying. It's led to more strident criticism of the Israeli military from US President Joe Biden.
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An autopsy of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish-American activist, has confirmed she was killed by an Israeli sniper's bullet to the head, Nablus governor Ghassan Daghlas said on Saturday.
In a statement to Anadolu, Daghlas said the autopsy results indicated Eygi's cause of death was a gunshot wound inflicted by a sniper, specifically targeting her head. Eygi had been rushed to a nearby hospital where she was declared dead upon arrival.
He said the examination was conducted late Friday night at the Forensic Medicine Institute, An-Najah National University in Nablus.
Palestinian officials had earlier suggested Eygi's death was likely the result of deliberate targeting by an Israeli sniper.
According to Turkish Foreign Ministry sources, information about Eygi's death was shared with the Turkish consulate in Jerusalem on Friday.
Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, was "shot in the head" while participating in a demonstration in Beita in the occupied West Bank on Friday.
International Solidarity Movement (ISM)
US Secretary of State Blinken On Israel Killing Turkish-American Activist In West Bank | Dawn News Pakistan |
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken deplored the "tragic loss", while Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan branded the Israeli action "barbaric"
Turkey's foreign ministry said Ms Eygi was "killed by Israeli occupation soldiers in the city of Nablus".
The White House did not ascribe blame, but called on Israel to investigate.
Earlier, US state department spokesman Matthew Miller said Washington was "urgently gathering more information about the circumstances of her death".
Ms Eygi was born in Antalya, as reported by Turkish media.
