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People gathered at the memorial for Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi.

The United States is pressing Israel to provide a "thorough answer" and swiftly conclude its investigation into the killing of Turkish-American activist Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, a State Department spokesperson said Wednesday.

The United States urged Israel on Monday to conduct a "swift, thorough, and transparent investigation" into the death of Turkish-American activist Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, who was killed in the occupied West Bank.

The U.S. is calling for Israel to publicly release their findings regarding the incident.

The family of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish American activist killed by Israeli forces during a protest in the occupied West Bank, is urging the Biden administration to conduct an independent investigation into her death.

Eygi, 26, was shot during a demonstration against illegal Israeli settlements in Beita, part of the Nablus district.

The wide-scale Israeli raids in the West Bank overnight from Tuesday into Wednesday stand in stark contrast to Israel's response to Jewish settler violence in the area, which has surged during the nearly 11-month-long war in the Gaza Strip.

Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians have surged in the West Bank, but a riot Thursday in the village of Jit stood out for drawing rapid and unusual rebukes from Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose coalition government includes West Bank settlers in top positions.

A man standing next to burnt cars points at the damage in his house, a day after an attack by Jewish settlers on the village of Jit near Nablus in the occupied West Bank that left a 23-year-old man dead and others with critical gunshot wounds, on Aug. 16, 2024.

The U.N. voiced grave concern Tuesday over escalating violence in the West Bank, demanding that Israeli security forces "immediately" stop supporting settler attacks on Palestinians in the occupied territory.

Israel's recent approval of plans to construct 3,500 housing units in the occupied West Bank has ignited international criticism, with a Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesperson condemning the move as alarming.

Türkiye has made a plea to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to hold Israel accountable for what it deems as violations of human rights and international law in the occupied Palestinian territories.

Britain on Monday announced sanctions on four "extremist Israeli settlers" accused of committing human rights abuses against Palestinians in the West Bank, following a similar move by the United States earlier this month.