President Erdogan, who strongly reacted to the killing of Turkish activist Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank, said, "I condemn Israel's barbaric intervention against a civilian protest against the occupation in the West Bank. As Turkey, we will continue to strive for an end to Israel's occupation and genocide policies and for accountability for crimes against humanity." TURKISH ACTIVIST KILLED IN THE WEST BANKIsraeli forces attacked Turkish-American citizen Ezgi Eygi with live ammunition during an anti-occupation demonstration in the town of Beyta, affiliated with Nablus in the West Bank. According to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA, Eygi, who also holds US citizenship, was shot in the head and taken to the hospital. Fuad Nafia, the director of Rafidiye State Hospital in Nablus, said that despite all interventions, they could not save Eygi, who was brought to the hospital with a head injury. PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN: I CONDEMN ISRAEL'S BARBARIC INTERVENTIONPresident Erdogan strongly condemned the treacherous attack. In a social media post, Erdogan said, "I condemn Israel's barbaric intervention against a civilian protest against the occupation in the West Bank and I pray to Allah for mercy for our citizen Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, who lost her life in the attack. "WE WILL CONTINUE TO STRIVE FOR ACCOUNTABILITY FROM ISRAEL"As Turkey, we will continue to strive on every platform for an end to Israel's occupation and genocide policies, which have killed 41,000 people regardless of age, and for accountability for the crimes against humanity it has committed."
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