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A 26-year-old American woman has been shot dead in the occupied West Bank during a protest.<\/p>\n

Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, who was born in Turkey, is reported to have been taking part in a protest against Jewish settlement expansion in the town of Beita near Nablus.<\/p>\n

Ms Ezgi Eygi was allegedly shot by Israeli troops, according to local media reports. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) say they “responded with fire toward a main instigator of violent activity who hurled rocks at the forces and posed a threat to them” in the Beita area.<\/p>\n

US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Washington is “urgently gathering more information about the circumstances of her death and will have more to say as we learn more”. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Miller also offered his “deepest condolences” to Ms Ezgi Eygi’s family and loved ones.<\/p>\n

His comments were echoed by US ambassador to Israel, Jack Lew, who said Washington has “no higher priority than the safety and security of American citizens”.<\/p>\n

The American activist was rushed to a hospital in Nablus with a gunshot to the head and was later pronounced dead, AFP news agency reported.<\/p>\n

Dr Fouad Naffa, head of the hospital to which Ms Ezgi Eygi was admitted, confirmed that a US citizen in her mid-20s died from a “gunshot in the head”.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the IDF said it was “looking into reports that a foreign national was killed as a result of shots fired in the area”.<\/p>\n

“The details of the incident and the circumstances in which she was hit are under review,” the Israeli military added.<\/p>\n

According to reports by Palestinian media, the 26-year-old had been involved in a campaign to protect farmers from Israeli settler violence.<\/p>\n

Ms Ezgi Eygi was both American and Turkish, having been born in Antalya, as reported by Turkish media.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the Turkish foreign ministry described her death as “murder”, adding that Ms Ezgi Eygi was “killed by Israeli occupation soldiers in the city of Nablus”.<\/p>\n

It comes after Israeli forces withdrew from Jenin city<\/a> and its refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, following a major nine-day operation there.<\/p>\n

During the operation, at least 36 Palestinians were killed – 21 from Jenin governorate – the Palestinian health ministry says. Most of the dead have been claimed by armed groups as members, but the ministry says children are also among those killed.<\/p>\n

In the past 50 years, Israel has built settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, where more than 700,000 Jews now live.<\/p>\n

Settlements are held to be illegal under international law – that is the position of the UN Security Council and the UK government, among others – although Israel rejects this.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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