ABritishgovernmentspokespersononSaturdayexpressed"deepconcern"followingthedeathofAysenurEzgiEygi,a26-year-oldTurkish-Americanactivist,whowasshotdeadbyIsraeliforcesintheoccupiedWestBank.
Theincidentoccurredamidstweeksofescalatingviolenceintheregion.Eygi,knownforheractiveroleinsolidaritymovementssupportingPalestinianrights,wasfatallywoundedduringademonstrationagainstillegalIsraelisettlementsinthetownofBeitaonFriday.
AccordingtoNablusGovernorGhassanDaghlas,anautopsyconfirmedthatEygiwaskilledbyasniper'sbullettothehead.Despitebeingrushedtoanearbyhospital,shewasdeclareddeadonarrival.
TheBritishgovernment,initsstatement,emphasizedtheimportanceofcivilianprotectionandreiterateditscallforIsraeltoadheretointernationallaw.
"Itisimperativethatciviliansareprotected,"thespokespersontoldAnadolu."WecontinuetourgeIsraeltocomplywithinternationallaw."
EygihadbeenactivelyinvolvedinsolidaritymovementssupportingPalestinianrights.Herdeathhassparkedoutrageandcallsforaccountabilityfrombothlocalandinternationalcommunities.
TheIsraelimilitaryhasyettocommentonthespecificsoftheincidentorthefindingsoftheautopsy.
