Israeli forces likely 'unintentionally' killed US activist in West Bank, military says

Israel’s military said it was highly likely its troops fired the shot that killed an American-Turkish woman at a protest in the occupied West Bank last week, but said her death was unintentional and expressed deep regret, Reuters reports. US Secretary Antony Blinken said the killing was “unprovoked and unjustified” and showed the Israeli security forces needed to make some fundamental changes in their rules of engagement. Turkish and Palestinian officials said last Friday that Israeli troops shot 26-year-old Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, who had been taking part in a protest against illegal settlement expansion during a regular protest march by activists in Beita, a village near Nablus. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Middle East Monitor (@middleeastmonitor) […]