Funeral held for an American activist a witness says was shot dead by Israeli troops

NABLUS, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Authority held a funeral procession Monday for an American activist who a witness says was shot and killed by Israeli forces last week following a demonstration against settlements in the occupied West Bank.

Dozens of mourners — including several leading officials of the Western-backed Palestinian Authority — attended the procession for Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old from Seattle who also held Turkish citizenship.

Eygi's body was draped in a Palestinian flag and her face was covered with a traditional black-and-white checkered scarf as security forces...

 

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