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UN demands thorough investigation into death of American citizen

TheUnitedNationsonFridaycalledfora“fullinvestigation”intothecircumstancesleadingtothedeathofanAmericanwomanintheoccupiedWestBank,sayingciviliansshouldbeprotectedatalltimes.

“Peopleshouldbeheldaccountable,”StéphaneDujarric,spokesmanfortheU.N.secretarygeneral,saidwhenhewasalertedtothecasebyareporteratadailynewsbriefing.

TwowitnessessaidAysenurEygi,26,wasshotintheheadFridaybyIsraeliforceswhohadopenedfire.ShewasavolunteerwiththeInternationalSolidarityMovement,apro-Palestinianactivistgroup,andwasattendingaprotestatJewishsettlementexpansioninthetownofBeita,hercolleaguessaid.

TheTurkishForeignMinistrysaidinastatementthatshewasacitizen.

Inastatement,Eygi’sfamilysaidtheywerein“shockandgrief”followingnewsofherdeath.

“Liketheolivetreeshelaybeneathwhereshetookherlastbreaths,Aysenurwasstrong,beautiful,andnourishing.Herpresenceinourliveswastakenneedlessly,unlawfully,andviolentlybytheIsraelimilitary,”thefamilysaid.

EygihadrecentlygraduatedfromtheUniversityofWashington,whereshewasanactivecampusmemberwho“feltcompelledtotraveltotheWestBanktostandinsolidaritywithPalestiniancivilians,”herfamilysaid.“Shefeltadeepresponsibilitytoserveothersandlivedalifeofcaringforthoseinneedwithaction.Shewasafiercelypassionatehumanrightsactivistherwholelife—asteadfastandstaunchadvocateofjustice.”

TheWhiteHousesaidFridaythatU.S.officialswere“deeplydisturbed”byEygi’sdeathandhadcontactedTelAviv“toaskformoreinformationandrequestaninvestigationintotheincident.”

Eygi’sfamilysaidthattheyappreciatedU.S.officials’condolencesbutcalledonthemtoorderanindependentinvestigation,statingthatan“Israeliinvestigationisnotadequate.”

HishamDweikat,amemberofthePalestinianNationalCouncillegislativebodywhowasattheprotestwhenEygiwasshot,saidarepresentativeofthePalestinianattorneygeneraltookaffidavitsfromBeitaresidentsandinternationalactivistswhowerepresentFriday.HeaddedthatfiveIsraelimilitaryvehicleshadalsoarrivedatthesiteoftheshootingandtookphotosandmeasurements.

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