The White House on Friday requested that Israel examine the loss of life of 26-year-old American girl Aysenur Eygi in the occupied West Bank.
“We are deeply disturbed by the tragic death of an American citizen, Aysenur Egzi Eygi, today in the West Bank and our hearts go out to her family and loved ones,” White House National Security Council spokesman Sean Savett stated in a press release. “We have reached out to the government of Israel to ask for more information and request an investigation into the incident.”
The International Solidarity Movement (ISM) confirmed Eygi was collaborating in its weekly demonstration in the city of Beita, north of Ramallah, in opposition to the growth of Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
In a press release, the group stated the protest “primarily involved men and children praying” and was met with pressure by the IDF who fired tear gasoline earlier than utilizing reside ammunition
The ISM stated Eygi was shot in the top and died shortly after she was taken to a hospital in Nablus. Eygi is the 18th demonstrator to be killed in Beita since 2020, and the one non-Palestinian, in line with the ISM.
The Israel Defense Forces stated it had been in the world subsequent to Beita and “responded with fire toward a main instigator of violent activity who hurled rocks at the forces and posed a threat to them.”
“The IDF is looking into reports that a foreign national was killed as a result of shots fired in the area.” the IDF stated. “The details of the incident and the circumstances in which she was hit are under review.”
Eygi was a twin nationwide, additionally carrying Turkish citizenship. In a press release, Turkey President Recep Erdogan stated he condemned Israel’s “barbaric intervention against a civilian protest against the occupation in the West Bank.”
Eygi’s profile on social networking web site LinkedIn says she was a psychology graduate with a minor in Middle Eastern languages and cultures, and that she was dedicated to under-served communities.
“I’m driven by a passion for making a positive impact and continuously seek opportunities to learn, grow, and contribute to meaningful projects,” she wrote.
The University of Washington in Seattle stated that Eygi was a current graduate, and UW’s president known as information of her loss of life “awful.”
“My heart goes out to Aysenur’s family, friends and loved ones,” President Ana Mari Cauce said in a statement. “Aysenur was a peer mentor in psychology who helped welcome new students to the department and provided a positive influence in their lives.”
Cauce stated Eygi is the second member of the UW neighborhood to die in violence in the area. “I again join with our government and so many who are working and calling for a ceasefire and resolution to the crisis,” she stated.
At least two different American residents have been killed in the West Bank since Oct. 7. Mohammad Ahmed Mohammad Khdour, 17, was killed by IDF troops in February, and Tawfic Hafeth Abdel Jabbar, 17, was killed by Israeli fireplace in January.
Israeli settlements have expanded quickly over the previous a number of years, with Israeli settler violence against Palestinians on the rise. In April, Human Rights Watch issued a report alleging that armed settlers forcibly and violently drove out Palestinian residents from a minimum of 5 West Bank settlements “with the active participation of army units.”
Israeli forces are showing to withdraw from town of Jenin and different components of the West Bank, the place the IDF has been finishing up a deadly dayslong operation that has left wreck to neighborhoods throughout town and past.
In Jenin, the IDF stated a minimum of 14 individuals they recognized as terrorists had been killed, together with Wassem Hazem, the top of Hamas’ presence in Jenin who they stated had directed capturing and explosive assaults in the world.
More than 30 individuals have been additionally taken into IDF custody as suspects, although the army didn’t increase on what they have been suspected of.
Palestinian well being officers had stated Thursday that a minimum of 39 individuals had been killed in the West Bank since Israel launched what it described as an operation to dismantle “terrorist cells” in the territory on Aug. 28.
Many of these killed have been claimed as members of militant teams Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, though the Palestinian well being ministry has stated a minimum of eight kids have been additionally amongst these killed on the time.
“For over a week, Israeli forces have been using lethal, war-like tactics across the northern West Bank, deepening people’s humanitarian needs and raising concerns over excessive use of force,” the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) stated in a humanitarian update revealed Wednesday.
OCHA stated that from Aug. 27 to Sept. 2, Israeli forces had killed 30 Palestinians in the territory, together with seven kids, “marking the highest weekly death toll since November 2023.”
In 2022, Israel admitted that one of its troopers fatally shot Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was masking raids in the occupied West Bank for Al Jazeera on the time. No one in the Israeli military has been prosecuted, and the army has not introduced any disciplinary motion.
