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Funeral held in Türkiye for activist killed by Israel in West Bank

Mourners gathered in southwest Türkiye Saturday for the funeral of a U.S.-Turkish activist shot dead while protesting Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

The killing last week of 26-year-old Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi has sparked international condemnation and infuriated Türkiye, further escalating tensions over the war in Gaza.

Israel Admits Killing American-Turkish Activist: Unintentional Attack, She Was Not a Target

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have acknowledged that it is highly likely their troops were responsible for the death of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, an American-Turkish activist who was killed during a protest in the West Bank. The Israeli military stated that her death was accidental and expressed deep regret.

Blinken says Israeli killing of US-Turkish activist 'unprovoked and unjustified'

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said that Israel's military needs to make "fundamental changes" after a U.S.-Turkish activist was shot dead during a protest in the occupied West Bank last week.

"Her killing was both unprovoked and unjustified," Blinken said of the death of 26-year-old Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi.