A protester with dual US-Turkish citizenship was shot dead by Israeli forces in the West Bank.

Aysenur Ezgi Eygi was taking part in a protest against Jewish settlement expansion in the town of Beita, in the occupied West Bank

A 26-year-old US-Turkish woman, Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, was killed by Israeli forces during a protest in the occupied West Bank on Friday. Eygi, a dual national, was participating in a demonstration against the expansion of Jewish settlements in Beita near Nablus.

Local media reported that Eygi was shot by Israeli troops. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) acknowledged that they are investigating reports of a foreign national's death due to gunfire in the area. The IDF stated that their forces responded to a threat from an individual allegedly involved in violent activities.

Eygi, who was attending her first protest with the International Solidarity Movement, was rushed to a hospital in Nablus but was pronounced dead. Dr. Fouad Nafaa from Rafidia Hospital confirmed that Eygi, described as a US citizen in her mid-20s, died from a gunshot wound to the head.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed sorrow over the "tragic loss," and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the Israeli actions as "barbaric." Turkey's foreign ministry accused Israeli occupation soldiers of killing Eygi.

The White House has called for an investigation but has not assigned blame. US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said they are urgently seeking more information about the incident.

Israeli activist Jonathan Pollak, who was at the protest, reported hearing multiple gunshots and found Eygi bleeding from her head. Despite efforts to save her, she died at the hospital. Pollak criticized the IDF's statement, suggesting that Eygi's shooting occurred in a separate incident and not in the midst of the clashes.

The shooting comes amid heightened tensions and violence in the West Bank. Earlier, Israeli forces had concluded a major operation in Jenin city and its refugee camp, resulting in at least 36 Palestinian deaths, including children.

Settlement expansion in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, where over 700,000 Jews now live, is considered illegal under international law, according to the UN Security Council and various governments.