The White House said in a statement it was “deeply disturbed” by the killing and called on Israel to investigate what happened.
This undated family photo provided by the International Solidarity Movement on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, shows Aysenur Ezgi Eygi of Seattle. NABLUS, West Bank — Israeli soldiers killed an American woman demonstrating against settlements in the West Bank on Friday, according to two witnesses who said what began as a peaceful demonstration devolved into a clash between stone-throwing protesters and troops firing live ammunition.
The killing came amid a surge of violence in the West Bank since the Israel-Hamas war began in October, with increasing Israeli raids, attacks by Palestinian militants on Israelis, attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinians and heavier military crackdowns on Palestinian protests. More than 690 Palestinians have been killed, according to Palestinian health officials.
Jonathan Pollak, an Israeli participating in Friday’s protest, said the shooting occurred shortly after dozens of Palestinians and international activists held a communal prayer on a hillside outside the northern West Bank town of Beita overlooking the Israeli settlement of Evyatar. “This has been happening to Palestinians for decades. This happened because of the impunity which the Israelis act with,” while Western governments do little, she said.
At the University of Washington, where Eygi recently graduated with a degree in psychology, Aria Fani, a professor of Middle Eastern languages and cultures, recalled Eygi’s activism earlier this year at a pro-Palestinian encampment, and remembered her as someone with a gift for listening to others.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Israeli soldiers fatally shot an American woman at a West Bank protest, witnesses sayTwo witnesses tell The Associated Press that Israeli soldiers fatally shot an American woman participating in a protest against settlements in the West Bank.
Read more »
American woman shot dead by Israeli soldiers during West Bank protest, witness saysAn anti-settlement protester in the West Bank said he saw Israeli soldiers fatally shoot an American woman participating in a protest.
Read more »
Israeli soldiers shoot and kill an American woman during a West Bank protest, witness saysTwo doctors said she was shot in the head.
Read more »
Israeli soldiers shoot, kill American woman during West Bank protest, witness saysIsraeli soldiers reportedly shot and killed an American woman during a demonstration in the West Bank.
Read more »
Israeli soldiers shoot and kill American woman during West Bank protest, witness saysA U.S. State Department spokesperson confirmed the death of the 26-year-old woman on Friday but did not say whether she had been shot by Israeli troops.
Read more »
American woman killed by Israeli soldiers at West Bank protest, witness saysIsraeli soldiers killed an American woman participating in an anti-settlement protest in the West Bank on Friday.
Read more »