According to a representative of the hospital, the activist died from a shot to the head.
The UN demands a thorough investigation into the killing of a Turkish-American dual citizen in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Israeli soldiers shot a participant in the demonstration Aysenur Ezgi Eygin In the city of Beita yesterday, Friday. 26-year-old Eygi participated in a demonstration against the expansion of the Jewish settlement in Beita.
An eyewitness interviewed by the BBC So does Jonathan Pollack according to the soldiers fired two shots at the demonstrators.
of the UN Secretary General by António Guterres spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said that the UN demands a comprehensive investigation and the perpetrators be held accountable for the shooting. The UN representative stressed that civilians must be protected in all situations.
The United States has also demanded an investigation and asked Israel for more information about what happened. Eygi’s family has also demanded an independent investigation.
According to Israel, the soldiers responded to the stone-throwing
Activist Pollak says he saw Israeli soldiers on the roof and heard two shots. Pollak then saw a bleeding victim lying on the ground. The video taken at the scene of the shooting shows Eyg being transported to an ambulance.
The victim was pronounced dead at a hospital in Nablus. According to the leading doctor of Rafidia Hospital, Eygi’s death was caused by a shot to the head.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called the killing of the activist a tragic loss.
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan according to the Israeli soldiers’ actions were barbaric.
The Israeli army has announced that it is investigating what happened. According to it, the soldiers responded to the stone throwing.
According to Pollak, the protesters did not throw stones from the place where Eygi, who was the victim of the shooting, was.
Israeli forces withdrew from Jenin yesterday
Israeli forces withdrew from Jenin yesterday after an operation that lasted more than a week. According to the Palestinian health authorities, at least 36 Palestinians were killed during the operation. Most of the victims were allegedly members of armed groups. According to the health authorities, there were also children among the victims.
In recent decades, Israel has built settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. More than 700,000 Jews live in them.
The UN and Western countries consider settlements to be against international law.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said last spring that expanding settlements is a war crime.