Israeli forces likely 'unintentionally' killed U.S. activist in West Bank, military says

Blinken slams Israel after IDF says its forces likely shot slain American activist - Egypt Independent

CNN  —  US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has called for “fundamental changes” to the way Israeli forces operate in the occupied West Bank after the killing of American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi at a protest last week. Blinken’s sharply worded rebuke came after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Tuesday that it was “highly likely” that Eygi was “hit indirectly and unintentionally by IDF fire.” In its initial inquiry into the incident,…

Israeli Military Says Activist Shot ‘Unintentionally’

An American activist shot and killed at a West Bank demonstration on Sept. 6 was hit unintentionally, an Israeli army inquiry has found. Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, who also held Turkish citizenship, was killed at a demonstration near Beita Junction, where dozens of protesters burned tires and threw rocks at Israeli security forces, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a Sept. 10 statement. “The inquiry found that it is highly likely that she was …

Execution of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi exposes U.S. hypocrisy, again

Workers World condemns the Israeli murder of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old Turkish-American activist, who was executed by an Israeli sniper on Sept. 6, during a weekly protest against a Zionist settlement expansion in the town of Beita near Nablus on the West Bank. She had recently graduated from

Israel says 'highly likely' its troops killed US-Turkish protester in West Bank

It says she was probably hit indirectly and unintentionally at a protest in the occupied West Bank.

Israel admits military ‘unintentionally’ shot an American in the head

RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Israeli military said Tuesday an American activist killed in the West Bank last week was likely shot “indirectly and unintentionally” by its soldiers, drawing a strong rebuke from U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and her family.