The Latest Breaking News from West Bank

Body of US-Turkish citizen killed by Israeli troops in occupied West Bank arrives in Turkey – as it happened

Ankara has said it will open an investigation into the killing of US-Turkish citizen Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi and will request international arrest warrants

The Guardian - AU · Sep 13, 2024

‘Light in any room’: Friends hail Aysenur Eygi, US citizen killed by Israel

American Turkish activist fatally shot by Israeli forces in the West Bank is remembered as joyous, passionate and warm.

Al Jazeera · Sep 13, 2024

UN warns of ‘staggering’ economic devastation in Gaza, occupied West Bank

Eighty percent of Gaza businesses damaged or destroyed since Israel launched war, according to a UN report.

Al Jazeera · Sep 12, 2024

Israel-Hamas war latest: Turkey investigates the killing of Turkish-American activist in West Bank

Turkey says it's launching its own probe into the death of a Turkish-American activist who was shot and killed by Israeli forces last week while protesting settlements in the occupied West Bank

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2024

Hundreds gather on Seattle beach to remember American activist killed by Israeli military

Hundreds of people turned out at a beach in Washington for an evening vigil remembering Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, the 26-year-old human rights activist from Seattle killed by the Israeli military during a protest in the occupied West Bank last week

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2024

Killing of UN staff in Israeli strike on Gaza school is appalling, says Lammy

Agency for Palestinian refugees says six of its employers among dead in strike which killed 18 people

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2024

Four killed as Israel’s large-scale assault on West Bank enters third week

Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in Tulkarem, one in Far’a, as they press on with offensive in occupied territory.

Al Jazeera · Sep 12, 2024

Israeli airstrikes hit UN school and homes in Gaza, killing dozens

Israeli airstrikes across Gaza on Wednesday hit a UN school sheltering displaced Palestinian families as well as two homes, killing at least 34 people, including 19 women and children, hospital officials said. In the occupied West Bank, an Israeli soldier was killed Wednesday when the driver of "a Palestinian truck"…

France 24 · Sep 11, 2024

Biden calls IDF’s killing of American in West Bank ‘totally unacceptable’

But US president has still not called for an independent inquiry into the death of protester Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2024

‘So many similarities’: Rachel Corrie’s parents call for inquiry into death of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi

Cindy and Craig Corrie say they fear Eygi’s death at West Bank protest will go unpunished like their daughter’s

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2024