US asks Israel to investigate the death of an American activist shot in the West Bank

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September 6 (EUROPA PRESS) –

US authorities on Friday called on the Israeli government to open an investigation into the death of Turkish-American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, shot by Israeli soldiers while protesting against the expansion of settler settlements around the West Bank city of Nablus.

White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre expressed the US government’s concern over Eygi’s “tragic death” and expressed her condolences to his family and friends. She confirmed that Washington had contacted the Israeli government to request more information on the matter and to request the opening of an investigation.

His comments come shortly after Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed his regret over the death of the activist and assured that US authorities will take the necessary measures once more details about what happened in Beita are known.

Jean-Pierre herself has also said that she will share more information “once she has it.” “President Joe Biden truly believes that there is no greater priority than the safety and security of American citizens wherever they are. I don’t want to get ahead of myself. We are asking for an investigation. We have to let the process take its course, as the Secretary of State himself has said, so I’m going to leave it there. I just don’t want to jump to conclusions,” she said.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned what he considers a “barbaric intervention” by Israeli forces during a “civil protest.” “We will continue to strive on all platforms to put an end to this Israeli policy of occupation and genocide, which has been going on for almost a year and has killed 41,000 people, including children, young people and the elderly,” he said in a message posted on his social media account X.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry previously expressed its condolences to the activist’s family and directly blamed the government of Benjamin Netanyahu. “Israel is trying to intimidate all those who bring aid to the Palestinians and peacefully fight against genocide,” it said.

However, “this policy of violence does not work.” The Turkish Ministry has demanded that the Israeli authorities responsible for crimes against humanity and “all those who unconditionally support them” be held accountable before international justice.

Other countries, such as Qatar and Jordan, have also condemned the incident and demanded justice. “This heinous crime is only part of the crimes committed by the Israeli occupation against the Palestinians, their cause and their human rights,” the Qatari Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “The silence of the international community in the face of these violations is an incentive to commit more atrocities,” the statement said.

The Jordanian government, for its part, has stressed that the situation “deserves that those responsible be brought to justice.” “His death is a continuation of Israel’s crimes against Palestinian civilians in Gaza and the West Bank,” it added.