The official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that the woman was participating in an anti-settlement demonstration in the West Bank.
A US-citizen activist who participated in a demonstration against settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank died of her injuries on Friday after being shot in the head by Israeli troops, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.
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The American activist of Turkish origin who was killed by the occupation today by a sniper shot to the head in her home town south of Nablus. pic.twitter.com/fAXLdiNxmH— المشركة الفلستيني للإعلام (@PalinfoAr) September 6, 2024
The Israeli military said it was looking into the reports.
According to the reports, it is Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26 years old, an American of Turkish origin.
The American embassy has not yet made a comment.
Fouad Nafaa, commander of Rafidiya Hospital in Nablus, told Reuters the woman was taken to the hospital in a very critical condition, with a serious head injury.
“We tried to resuscitate her, but unfortunately she died,” he said.
WAFA reported that the incident occurred during a protest march by activists in Beitah, a town near the city of Nablus that has experienced repeated attacks by settlers.
Source :Skai
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