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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Andrew Roth in Washington

Israeli forces mischaracterised events leading to fatal shooting of US activist, says Washington Post

A person holds up a sign saying Justice for Aysenur alongside a photo of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi
The Post’s investigation into the shooting of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi was based on accounts from 13 witnesses and more than 50 videos and photos. Photograph: Scott Brauer/Zuma Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock

Israeli security forces mischaracterised the events that led up to the fatal shooting of a Turkish-American protester in the West Bank, according to an investigation by the Washington Post.

The Israel Defense Forces claimed that their soldiers were targeting the leader of a violent protest when they shot Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old member of the International Solidarity Movement who had come from her native Washington state to Israel to protest against settlements in the West Bank.

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