{"id":2338038,"date":"2024-09-06T16:16:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T20:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-activist-killed-during-protest-in-israel-controlled-west-bank-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-06T16:19:20","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T20:19:20","slug":"american-activist-killed-during-protest-in-israel-controlled-west-bank-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-activist-killed-during-protest-in-israel-controlled-west-bank-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"American activist killed during protest in Israel-controlled West Bank &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famerican-activist-killed-during-protest-in-israel-controlled-west-bank-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2338038&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An \u2064American \u200dactivist named Aysenur Eygi, aged 26,\u2063 was shot and killed during an anti-settlement\u2063 protest in the \u200dIsraeli-occupied West \u200dBank\u2063 near Nablus. Eygi was participating in a weekly demonstration against the\u2064 Israeli government&#8217;s \u2063occupation when\u2063 witnesses reported that\u2064 Israeli military forces fired the bullet\u2064 that struck\u2062 her in the\u200d head. In response to her death, U.S. officials \u2063are urging Israel to conduct an investigation into\u200d the incident. \u200cA spokesperson\u2062 for the U.S. National Security Council confirmed\u2062 that they \u200bhave reached out to \u2064the \u200cIsraeli government\u200c for more information \u2062about \u2063the event. Witnesses also indicated that the Israeli \u2062military used \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-condemns-d-c-demonstrators-despite-past-encouragement-of-violent-blm-mobs\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris condemns D.C. demonstrators despite past encouragement of violent BLM mobs\">tear gas<\/a> before shooting, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-and-privacy-hawks-clash-over-encryption-after-trump-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"FBI and privacy hawks clash over encryption after Trump assassination attempt - Washington Examiner\">highlighting ongoing tensions<\/a> \u200din the region. Eygi&#8217;s body was taken to \u2062a hospital in\u2062 Nablus following the\u2062 incident.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">American activist killed during protest in Israel-controlled West Bank<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1643719\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>An American <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/activism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>activist<\/a> was killed during a protest in the Israel-occupied <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/west-bank\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"West Bank\">West Bank<\/a>, and U.S. officials are calling on Israel to investigate her death.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Aysenur Eygi, 26, was shot in the head while participating in an anti-settlement protest near Nablus, located in the West Bank. The demonstration occurs on a weekly basis in protest of the Israeli government&rsquo;s occupation of the West Bank. Witnesses said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israeli<\/a> military forces fired the bullet that killed her.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have reached out to the Government of Israel to ask for more information and request an investigation into the incident,&rdquo; U.S. National Security Council spokesman Sean Savett <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/09\/06\/middleeast\/american-activist-killed-west-bank-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> CNN.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aysenur Ezgi Eygi&rsquo;s body is being transported through the Rafidia Surgical Hospital, where she was taken after witnesses say she was fatally shot by Israeli soldiers on Sept. 6, 2024, in the West Bank city of Nablus. (AP Photo\/Aref Tufaha)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Palestinian officials blamed the Israeli military for allegedly throwing tear gas into the crowd before firing shots.<\/p>\n<p>The Israel Defense Forces explained in a statement that its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-carries-out-strikes-against-hezbollah-targets-amid-concerns-of-escalation-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Israel carries out strikes against Hezbollah targets amid concerns of escalation - Washington Examiner\">forces &#038;ldquo<\/a>;responded with fire toward a main instigator of violent activity who hurled rocks at the forces and posed a threat to them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspect-in-custody-following-alleged-mass-shooting-at-minnesota-urgent-care-clinic\/\" title=\"Suspect In Custody Following Alleged Mass Shooting At Minnesota Urgent Care Clinic\">shooting occurred<\/a> near the Palestinian village of Beita, which is right next to an Israeli outpost known as Evyatar. Israel legally authorized the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/phone-giant-slapped-with-major-lawsuit-after-nude-images-stolen-from-customers-trade-in\/\" title=\"Phone Giant Faces Lawsuit Over Stolen Nude Images from Customer&#039;s Trade-In\">settlement earlier<\/a> this year. However, it remains under international dispute.<\/p>\n<p>Vivi Chen, an American activist at the protest, said Eygi was hiding behind a dumpster at the bottom of a hill when the gunfire rang out.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There were two volunteers sitting behind a dumpster, and they fired one shot at the dumpster. It hit a metal plane. And then there was another shot, and they shot &mdash; they shot her in the head,&rdquo; Chen said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Paramedics placed Eygi, born in Turkey, on a stretcher. She was later pronounced dead at Rafidia hospital in Nablus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Just nine days before Eygi&rsquo;s death, the IDF started carrying out raids and airstrikes in the West Bank in an effort to &ldquo;thwart Islamic-Iranian terrorist infrastructure,&rdquo; according to Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1643719\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1643719\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An American activist was fatally shot during a protest in the Israel-occupied West Bank, prompting U.S. officials to urge Israel to conduct an investigation into her death. Aysenur Eygi, 26, was struck in the head while taking part in a weekly anti-settlement demonstration near Nablus. Witnesses reported that Israeli military forces fired the bullet that killed her. Sean Savett, a spokesman for the U.S. National Security Council, stated they have contacted the Israeli government for more details and requested an inquiry into the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Eygi&#8217;s body was taken through Rafidia Surgical Hospital after she was reportedly shot by Israeli soldiers on September 6, 2024, in Nablus. Palestinian officials accused the Israeli military of using tear gas on protesters before opening fire. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed their troops responded with gunfire towards someone they identified as instigating violence by throwing rocks at them.<\/p>\n<p>The shooting took place near Beita village close to an Israeli outpost called Evyatar, which has been legally sanctioned by Israel but remains contested internationally. Vivi Chen, another American activist present at the protest, recounted that Eygi was hiding behind a dumpster when shots were fired\u2014one hitting metal nearby and another striking her in the head.<\/p>\n<p>Paramedics transported Eygi\u2014who had Turkish roots\u2014on a stretcher; she was later declared dead at Rafidia hospital in Nablus. Just nine days prior to her death, IDF operations including raids and airstrikes were initiated in the West Bank aimed at dismantling what they described as &#8220;Islamic-Iranian terrorist infrastructure,&#8221; according to Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2338039,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/American-activist-killed-Israel.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[40330,4671,4542,40331],"class_list":["post-2338038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-american-activist","tag-israel","tag-protest","tag-west-bank"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/American-activist-killed-Israel.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2338038"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338038\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2338039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2338038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2338038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2338038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}