US activist shot dead in occupied West Bank | BBC News

A 26-year-old American woman has been shot dead in the occupied West Bank during a protest on Friday. Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, who is also a Turkish citizen, is reported to have been taking part in a protest against Jewish settlement expansion in the town of Beita near Nablus. Ms Ezgi Eygi was allegedly shot by Israeli troops, according to local media reports. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) say they "responded with fire toward a main instigator of violent activity who hurled rocks at the forces and posed a threat to them" in the Beita area. US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller, who confirmed Ms Ezgi Eygi's identity, said Washington is "urgently gathering more information about the circumstances of her death and will have more to say as we learn more". Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #WestBank #BBCNews