American activist killed during protest in Israel-controlled West Bank

Published September 6, 2024 3:55pm ET



An American activist was killed during a protest in the Israel-occupied West Bank, and U.S. officials are calling on Israel to investigate her death.

Aysenur Eygi, 26, was shot in the head while participating in an anti-settlement protest near Nablus, located in the West Bank. The demonstration occurs on a weekly basis in protest of the Israeli government’s occupation of the West Bank. Witnesses said Israeli military forces fired the bullet that killed her. 

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