Many organizations, activists, and officials have expressed their grief and outrage over the death of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, and they are calling for accountability as well as a more forceful international response to Israel’s activities in the occupied West Bank.
Eygi, who was born in 1998 in Antalya, Turkey, was a dual citizen of Turkey and the United States. She participated actively in the Fazaa campaign, a volunteer effort that supports Palestinian farmers who are subjected to violence and forced to flee their homes by Israeli soldiers and settlers. After being shot in the head, Eygi was taken to Rafidia Hospital, where medical personnel tried to save her but the extent of her injuries prevented it. Live ammunition was shot by Israeli forces during the rally, according to eyewitnesses.
Aysenur Ezgi Eygi was murdered at Beita, a community in the Nablus region of the occupied West Bank, while taking part in a protest against illegal Israeli settlements. Owing to continuous settlement activity, there have been many conflicts in this region between Israeli soldiers and Palestinians, raising tensions. The director of Rafidia Hospital, Fouad Nafaa, claims that despite the efforts of the medical personnel, Eygi passed away from her wounds after arriving at the hospital with a serious gunshot wound to the head.
There has been strong international condemnation of Eygi’s murder. Her death shocked Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, which emphasized that Israeli forces had shot her in the head. The organization questioned the possibility of an inquiry by Israeli authorities, claiming that prior investigations frequently
lack substantial responsibility. They emphasized that in order to stop other atrocities of this nature, international measures are required.
The head of Euro-Med Monitor, Ramy Abdu, honored Eygi on social media, lamenting her passing and denouncing the acts of the Israeli military. He bemoaned the inability of international entities to hold Israel accountable and emphasized the necessity for responsibility in situations like this.
Palestinian authorities responded angrily to the murder as well. The Palestinian ambassador to the UK, Husam Zomlot, offered his sympathies and called on international authorities to take action. Many Palestinians are frustrated by the violence that persists in the West Bank and the absence of repercussions for Israeli forces. This irritation is reflected in Zomlot’s plea for international engagement.
The Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders for the UN, Mary Lawlor, also voiced dismay at Eygi’s passing. She questioned how nations that profess to uphold human rights could keep arming Israel with weapons they know are being used against activists. Lawlor berated the international community for not doing more to hold Israel responsible, noting out that probes are frequently ignored.
The Peace and Justice Project in the UK also denounced the murder, connecting it to the larger problem of foreign cooperation with Israel’s policies. They contended that Israel’s acts of aggression and settlement expansion, which they referred to as ethnic cleansing, had been made bolder by the backing of the US and UK administrations.
Ofer Cassif, a member of the Knesset representing the Hadash party in Israel, criticized the use of American weaponry in Eygi’s death. He demanded an end to the Israeli occupation and characterized it as a component of the apartheid and “genocidal occupation” that still exists in the West Bank. The growing unease that some Israelis are feeling about their government’s actions in the occupied territories is reflected in Cassif’s criticism.
French political group La France Insoumise (LFI) member Thomas Portes, meantime, expressed his disgust at the occurrence. He demanded prompt diplomatic action and encouraged the French government to call the Israeli ambassador to Paris. Portes emphasized that this murder was a component of a larger trend of Israeli military aggression in the occupied
Turkey has vehemently denounced the murder of one of its citizens, and the Foreign Ministry of Turkey has expressed profound grief at Eygi’s passing. The ministry expressed its condolences to her family and reaffirmed that it stands against Israel’s continued settlement and occupation efforts in the West Bank.
Calls for justice and responsibility have increased in response to Eygi’s passing, and many have questioned how the international community permitted the Israeli military’s actions. The incident has brought the impact of unlawful Israeli settlements on Palestinian territory and the wider problem of violence against activists to light.
