American killed in West Bank, State Department says
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An American citizen has died during a protest in the West Bank, Fox News has learned. The State Department says it is aware of "the tragic death" of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, although did not provide any more details.
The agency did not say how she died. However, Reuters, citing the official Palestinian news agency WAFA, reported that a U.S. citizen taking part in a protest against settlement expansion in the West Bank died of her wounds on Friday after being shot in the head by Israeli troops. Michael Dorgan is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.
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The incident occurred during a regular protest march by activists in Beita, a town near the city of Nablus that has seen repeated attacks by settlers, WAFA reports.