US Calls for Probe After Woman Killed in West Bank

The White House announced it is requesting an investigation after an American woman was shot and killed by Israeli troops, the Associated Press reported

“We are deeply disturbed by the tragic death of an American citizen, Aysenur Egzi Eygi, today in the West Bank and our hearts go out to her family and loved ones,” White House National Security Council spokesman Sean Savett said in a statement. “We have reached out to the government of Israel to ask for more information and request an investigation into the incident.”

Eygi had been attending a protest against Israeli settlements in the northern West Bank, according to reports. The Israel Defense Forces said it opened fire “toward a main instigator of violent activity who hurled rocks at the force and posed a threat to them,”