Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned on Saturday Israel for ‘heinously’ murdering Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish-American activist who was killed Friday by Israeli forces during a protest in the occupied West Bank, Anadolu Agency reports. Speaking at an event in Istanbul, Erdogan said that now Israel aims to commit genocide in both the West Bank and Gaza and to occupy these areas as well. “Yesterday, they (Israel) heinously murdered our young child, Aysenur Ezgi Eygi. To date, they have killed over 40,000 innocent civilians, including 17,000 children,” Erdogan said. “They attack barbarically and shed blood indiscriminately, whether it be children, women, youth, or the elderly.” Eygi was shot dead by Israeli forces on Friday while participating in a protest […]
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