Turkey prepares to bury US activist killed by Israel in West Bank | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Turkey prepares to bury US activist killed by Israel in West Bank | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Aysenur Ezgi Eygi will be laid to rest in in her family’s home town Didim, in western Turkey. Hundreds of mourners in Turkey have gathered for funeral prayers ahead of the burial of Turkish-American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi who was killed by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank. The…

State Department not investigating killing of US citizen Aysenur Eygi | Israel-Palestine conflict

State Department not investigating killing of US citizen Aysenur Eygi | Israel-Palestine conflict

NewsFeed US State Department Spokesman Vedant Patel on Monday said the department is not conducting its own investigation into the killing of US citizen Aysenur Ezgi Eygi in the occupied West Bank. Instead, US officials expect Israel to investigate the matter. Published On 10 Sep 202410 Sep 2024 Check out…

Why has Israel closed the West Bank’s crossing with Jordan? | Occupied West Bank News

Why has Israel closed the West Bank’s crossing with Jordan? | Occupied West Bank News

The only crossing between Jordan and the occupied West Bank – the King Hussein Bridge, also known as the Allenby Bridge – has been closed by Israel. Israel also closed two of its own crossings with Jordan on Sunday: the Wadi Araba Crossing, or Yitzhak Rabin Crossing, near Eilat, Israel,…

What it’s like to flee Jenin’s ‘earthquake’ incursion by Israeli forces | Israel-Palestine conflict

What it’s like to flee Jenin’s ‘earthquake’ incursion by Israeli forces | Israel-Palestine conflict

Standing outside her home in the occupied West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp, Saja Bawaqneh found herself in a familiar spot – the same one where her father had been shot and killed by Israeli forces a few years earlier. This time, she was waiting for an Israeli army officer to…

Family demands independent probe into killing of US activist in West Bank | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Family demands independent probe into killing of US activist in West Bank | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The family of a Turkish-American activist shot and killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank urged the United States to launch an independent inquiry into her killing, saying an Israeli probe was not “adequate”. Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, was shot by an Israeli soldier while taking part in…

Advocates demand justice after US protester killed in Israeli gunfire | Joe Biden News

Advocates demand justice after US protester killed in Israeli gunfire | Joe Biden News

Washington, DC – The fatal shooting of a 26-year-old Turkish American protester in the occupied West Bank has sparked fresh calls for the United States to demand accountability from Israel’s armed forces. But advocates say justice for US citizens killed by Israeli soldiers has long proven elusive, with many accusing…

Are we witnessing the ‘new normal’ for the Middle East? | Israel-Palestine conflict

Are we witnessing the ‘new normal’ for the Middle East? | Israel-Palestine conflict

Former US ambassador to Israel Daniel Kurtzer says the US has a ‘weakness’ in dealing with Israel’s ‘extreme government’. By expanding illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank and refusing to consider Palestinian self-determination, “we’re watching a situation that will recur” in the Middle East, argues former US ambassador to…

At least 5 killed in Israeli drone strike on car in occupied West Bank | Israel-Palestine conflict News

At least 5 killed in Israeli drone strike on car in occupied West Bank | Israel-Palestine conflict News

At least 5 Palestinians were killed and two wounded in an Israeli drone strike on a car in the city of Tubas, medic says. An Israeli air attack on a car in the occupied West Bank city of Tubas has killed at least five Palestinians and left others wounded, local…

Lack of food and water, ambulances blocked as Israel lays siege to Jenin | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Lack of food and water, ambulances blocked as Israel lays siege to Jenin | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The Israeli siege of the West Bank city of Jenin has left Palestinians with no food, water or electricity, with medical charity Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF, accusing Israeli forces of obstructing access to health facilities and targeting ambulances. “All basic necessities” including bread inside the…