#Breaking: #American activist of #Turkish origin, aged 26, shot dead by #Israeli army

American activist of Turkish origin, aged 26, shot dead by Israeli army

during protest in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian media report

A 26-year-old US-Turkish woman has been shot dead in the occupied West Bank during a protest on Friday, where Israeli forces opened fire.

Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, who had joint nationality, was taking part in a protest against Jewish settlement expansion in the town of Beita near Nablus.

According to local media reports, Ms Eygi was shot by Israeli troops.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it was “looking into reports that a foreign national was killed as a result of shots fired in the area”.

A fellow protester told the BBC Friday’s demonstration was Ms Eygi’s first time attending a protest with the International Solidarity Movement, a pro-Palestinian group.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles