The remains of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, the Turkish-American activist who was shot in the West Bank by Israeli forces, arrived in Istanbul on Friday, September 13, with the
local governor and other officials attending a ceremony at the city’s airport.The Israel Defense Forces (
IDF)
said “it is highly likely” that Eygi was “hit indirectly and unintentionally by
IDF fire which was not aimed at her, but aimed at the key instigator” of what they called a “riot” on September 6.The Washington Post
disputed this, saying Eygi was shot more than 30 minutes after the height of confrontations, and around 20 minutes after protesters had moved away from Israeli forces.In a statement, US President Joe Biden
said Eygi’s death was “totally unacceptable.” Credit: Istanbul Governorship via Storyful