On Friday, Israeli police killed Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, an American woman, during a protest in the WestBank against new settlements. Eygi, who was 26 years old, was a native of both Turkey and the United States. Concerns and calls for a probe have grown around the world because of what happened.
What the U.S. Did
The U.S. State Department stated that Eygi had died and said they were very worried about him in a statement. Matthew Miller, a department spokesman, made it clear that Eygi was a resident of both the United States and Turkey. As a result, the United States has asked for a full probe into how she died. As a sign of its concern, the White House has called the situation “deeply disturbing” and has officially asked Israel to provide full details and carry out a full probe.
What Turkey Did
Because of this, the Turkish Foreign Ministry has said that it strongly disagrees. Once, Keceli, a spokesman for the government, said that Turkey would do everything it could to get justice for Eygi. The Turkish government wants the people who killed her to be held responsible.
Statement from the Israeli Military
The Israeli military has admitted that something happened and said that it is looking into what happened. Their report said that the troops were going after someone at the protest who they saw as a “instigator of violent activity.” The military has not yet given more information about the specifics of the shooting.
In a broader sense, Israeli military operations
Aside from the killing, Israeli troops have just finished a big military operation in the WestBank. The operation, which lasted more than a week, was mostly focused on Jenin, Tulkarem, and Al-Faraa, three refugee camps. Many people have been killed, and a lot of damage has been done to facilities by the operation. Israeli officials said the raids were meant to break up terrorist groups and stop them from attacking again. However, it has had a big effect on the human population, causing a lot of damage and deaths.
Crisis of Humanitarian Aid in Gaza
The situation for people in Gaza who need help has gotten much worse. The UN has called the situation “beyond catastrophic,” and in August, more than a million Palestinians did not have food handouts, and the number of daily cooked meals dropped sharply. In Gaza, health workers have recently started up again a large-scale effort to vaccinate people against polio. Following the discovery of the first case of polio in 25 years, this effort aims to immunize 640,000 children to stop the disease from spreading.
Reactions and acts around the world
The killing of Eygi has made politicians in the United States angry. Senator Patty Murray spoke out against the killing and asked the Israeli government to explain itself right away. Representative Pramila Jayapal said that Eygi’s death was a sad example of the violence that is still going on and asked for more research to be done. The International Criminal Court (ICC) is also involved in the conflict’s legal procedures. For example, the ICC is looking into arrest orders for important people on both sides.
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