WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday (Sep 9) called on Israel to complete a full inquiry into the killing of an American Turkish woman last week in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, saying it believes Israel has begun such a probe.
Turkish-American woman Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a graduate of the University of Washington, poses wearing her mortarboard and keffiyeh in a family photograph taken at the University of Washington's 2024 commencement ceremony, in Seattle, Washington, US, Jun 8, 2024. WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday called on Israel to complete a full inquiry into the killing of an American Turkish woman last week in the Israeli-occupied West Bank , saying it believes Israel has begun such a probe.
Palestinian news agency WAFA said the incident took place during a regular protest march by activists in Beita, a village near Nablus that has seen repeated attacks on Palestinians by Jewish settlers. Türkiye's President Tayyip Erdogan condemned Eygi's death, saying in a post on social media that Turkey"will continue to work in every platform to halt Israel's policy of occupation and genocide". Israel denies its actions in occupied Palestinian territories amount to genocide.has stirred anger among Western allies of Israel, including the United States, which has imposed sanctions on some Israelis involved in the settler movement.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
UN demands full probe into Israel’s killing of Turkish-American woman in West BankTurkey said Ms Aysenur Ezgi Eygi was shot in the head.
Read more »
Israel launches deadly West Bank operation as Gaza war rages onWEST BANK: Israel launched a large-scale military operation on Wednesday (Aug 28) in the occupied West Bank, where the army said it killed nine Palestinian fighters, while the nearly 11-month Gaza war showed no sign of abating.
Read more »
Israel operations worsening 'calamitous' West Bank situation: UNGENEVA: Major Israeli operations across the occupied West Bank are seriously worsening an already "calamitous" situation there that has been deepened by serious settler violence, the United Nations rights chief said on Monday (Sep 9).
Read more »
Israel's deadly West Bank raid enters fourth dayJENIN, Palestinian Territories: Israel pressed on with a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank for a fourth day on Saturday, as fierce fighting raged in the nearly 11-month Gaza war.
Read more »
Israel says Islamic Jihad commander killed in gun battle at West Bank mosqueJERUSALEM/JENIN, West Bank: Israeli troops killed a local commander of the Iranian-backed Islamic Jihad movement in the West Bank and four other militants on Thursday (Aug 29) in a gunbattle during one of the largest
Read more »
Israel publishes plan for new West Bank settlement as regional tensions simmerJERUSALEM/RAMALLAH — Israel has published plans for one of its proposed new settlements in the occupied West Bank, finance minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Wednesday (Aug 14), upping the ante a day before planned new Gaza peace talks seen as vital to preventing a regional war.
Read more »