WASHINGTON: Prez Joe Biden said on Wednesday Israel must do more to ensure that incidents like the fatal shooting of an American protester against settlement expansion never happen again, calling her death “totally unacceptable”.
In a statement, Biden said that while Israel has taken responsibility for her death, the US govt expects continued access as the investigation continues over the circumstances of the shooting.”There must be full accountability. And Israel must do more to ensure that incidents like this never happen again,” Biden said.
Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, who is also a Turkish national, was shot dead last Friday at a protest march in Beita, a village near Nablus where Palestinians have been repeatedly attacked by far-right Jewish settlers. Israel has said her death was accidental. reuters
In a statement, Biden said that while Israel has taken responsibility for her death, the US govt expects continued access as the investigation continues over the circumstances of the shooting.”There must be full accountability. And Israel must do more to ensure that incidents like this never happen again,” Biden said.
Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, who is also a Turkish national, was shot dead last Friday at a protest march in Beita, a village near Nablus where Palestinians have been repeatedly attacked by far-right Jewish settlers. Israel has said her death was accidental. reuters
