An American activist died this Fridayof Turkish origin, during one of this week’s protests against the expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, near Nablus, following Israeli army fire. The woman, Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, was shot dead while attending a protest. in the Palestinian town of Beitanorth of Ramallah, near Nablus. Protests have been taking place regularly in the West Bank, where they have turned violent, particularly after the massacre by the Hamas terrorist group in Gaza. The American’s death adds tension to the situation in the Palestinian territory of Gaza, where the United States is trying to mediate a ceasefire with Israel, which Hamas has tried to boycott by executing six hostages, including several Americans.
The US State Department confirmed that it was “aware of the tragic death of a US citizen, Aysenur Eygi, this Friday in the West Bank. We extend our deepest condolences to his family and loved ones.“.
For his part, Matthew Miller, U.S. State Department Spokespersonsaid this Friday that “We are urgently gathering more information about the circumstances of his death and will have more to say as we know more.. “We have no higher priority than the safety of American citizens.”
Eygi was part of the Faz’a campaignwho supports Palestinian farmers against Israeli settlers. Eygi was a member of the International Solidarity Movement, a terrorist group that collaborated with Islamic Jihad and hid the terrorist leaders of this Palestinian terrorist group.
The Israeli military confirmed that during the protests, activists threw stones at the Israel Defense Forces, who responded. filming to the legs of the attackersThe Israeli military said it was investigating the reports, stressing that the details of the incident and the circumstances in which the militant was shot dead in the West Bank, where the Israeli military is conducting an operation to Dismantling Hamas terrorist networks and the Iranian-backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad, in the three areas of the northern West Bank, including Jenin.
🔴14 terrorists eliminated, +30 suspects arrested and approx. 30 explosives deployed on traffic routes were dismantled. This is a summary of our counter-terrorism operations in Jenin. 1/3 pic.twitter.com/hAT6UdKHEr
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Tensions are rising in the West Bank due to the protests, as the Israeli army prepares for a major offensive a few kilometers north of the Palestinian territory, in southern Lebanon, against the terrorist group Hezbollah.
For days, the various battalions of the Israeli army, deployed in the north to defend themselves against attacks by the terrorist group Hezbollah, have been carrying out various evacuation training exercises in the face of the imminent threat of the terrorist group, financed by Iran.
