American-Turkish woman shot dead at anti-settler protest in West Bank
by Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem from World news | The Guardian on (#6QH9V)
Witnesses say Ayenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, was fired at by Israel Defense Forces soldiers positioned in nearby field
An American-Turkish dual national has been shot dead - reportedly by Israeli troops - while participating in a protest against settler expansion in the occupied West Bank.
Ayenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old volunteer with the anti-occupation International Solidarity Movement, died in hospital on Friday after being shot in the head during a protest in Beita, near Nablus, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.
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