The 26-year-old activist was participating in the weekly protest against the expansion of settlements in a town south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank.
An American citizen has been shot in the West Bank by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) after attending a protest against settlement expansion, according to local media.
The government-run Palestinian News Agency said the victim, identified as Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, was shot in the town of Beita, located south of Nablus. An 18-year-old Palestinian was also injured. at the protest, which turned violent after protesters clashed with the IDF.
The IDF reacted in X, saying that the forces “responded with fire towards a main instigator of the violent activity that threw stones at the forces and posed a threat to them.” They added that they were investigating reports that a foreign citizen had died.
The activist was apparently admitted to intensive care at the Rafidia hospital in Nablus before succumbing to her injuries, according to the Wafa news agency, citing medical sources.
Local Palestinian media outlets claimed that the woman was participating in a campaign to protect Palestinian farmers from the Israeli army.
Turkish media said Ezgi Eygi was born in Antalya and had American citizenship.
The incident comes as the IDF withdraws from the city of Jenin following one of its largest operations in the occupied West Bank since the start of the war. war between Israel and Hamas in October 2023.
The operation, which lasted nine days, killed at least 36 Palestiniansaccording to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, and caused large-scale damage in Jenin. IDF officials stated that the operation, which began on August 28, is necessary to stop recent attacks against Israeli civilians in the area.
