"Ozden Bennett's first reaction after learning of her younger sister's killing was disbelief. Aysenur Ezgi Eygi had traveled to the occupied West Bank just three days earlier to volunteer with Palestinian communities facing violence at the hands of Israeli soldiers and settlers. But the shock and grief quickly gave way to dread that nothing would come of it, that she would have just died under that olive tree and that was it, Bennett said this week, before the anniversary of Eygi's death."
"Eygi, a 26-year-old American Turkish woman, was shot in the head on 6 September 2024 by an Israeli sniper. She had been attending a protest against settlement expansion near Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Eygi's family feared that securing justice would be an uphill battle. Indeed, one year later, nobody has been held accountable. An Israeli military investigation concluded within days of the incident that it was highly likely Eygi had been hit indirectly and unintentionally by IDF fire."
Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old American Turkish volunteer, was shot in the head on 6 September 2024 by an Israeli sniper while attending a protest near Nablus in the occupied West Bank. Family members feared justice would be difficult to obtain, and one year later no one has been held accountable. An Israeli military inquiry said it was highly likely she was hit indirectly and unintentionally by IDF fire. A Washington Post investigation found she was shot half an hour after clashes and stood about 200 yards from soldiers. U.S. officials labeled the killing unprovoked and unjustified, while Turkey concluded she was deliberately targeted and submitted evidence to international bodies.
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