Türkiye condemns killing of Turkish-American in West Bank

ANKARA, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) — Türkiye’s Foreign Ministry on Friday condemned the killing of a Turkish-American woman by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank, vowing to seek accountability “before international courts.”
Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, was shot during a protest against an Israeli settlement near the Palestinian village of Beita, and died of her wounds on Friday, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.
The incident took place during a regular protest march by activists in Beita, a town near Nablus that has frequently been targeted by Jewish settlers, according to WAFA.
“We condemn this murder committed by the Netanyahu Government,” the Turkish ministry said in a statement, pledging to hold those responsible “before international courts.”
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew confirmed Eygi’s death and said the embassy was “urgently gathering more information about the circumstances of her death.”
In response, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said its forces “responded with fire toward a main instigator of violent activity who hurled rocks at the forces and posed a threat to them.” The IDF added it was investigating reports of a foreign national’s death.
Türkiye has been a vocal critic of Israel during the ongoing war in Gaza, which began after Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack. Ankara recently halted trade with Israel and sought to participate in a genocide case against Israel at an international court. ■