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Israeli soldiers shoot Turkish-American woman dead during West Bank protest

File photo: Israeli soldiers stand guard as Palestinians protest in the village of Beita, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, on April 10, 2023, against a march by settlers to the nearby Israeli outpost of Eviatar. © Jaafar Ashtiyeh, AFP archives

Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Turkish-American woman taking part in an anti-settlement protest in the West Bank on Friday, another protester who witnessed the shooting told The Associated Press. US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller confirmed the death of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, but did not say whether she had been shot by Israeli troops. Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Oncu Keceli said that Turkey would exert “all effort to ensure that those who killed our citizen is brought to justice”, while the White House called on Israel to investigate the incident. 

Israeli soldiers killed an American woman participating in an anti-settlement protest in the West Bank on Friday, another protester who witnessed the shooting told The Associated Press. Two doctors said she was shot in the head.

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