WASHINGTON: United States President Joe Biden on Wednesday (Sep 11) known as for Israel to offer “full accountability” after the killing of US-Turkish activist Aysenur Eygi within the West Financial institution by its forces, demanding the nation “do extra” to keep away from such killings.
“There should be full accountability. And Israel should do extra to make sure that incidents like this by no means occur once more,” Biden stated in an announcement.
High US officers had on Tuesday urged Israel to make modifications to its operations within the occupied West Financial institution after its army acknowledged its hearth doubtless killed Eygi.
Eygi, 26, was killed as she attended the location of weekly demonstrations towards Israeli settlements, that are unlawful beneath worldwide regulation however supported by right-wing members of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s authorities.
“I’m outraged and deeply saddened by the dying of Aysenur Eygi,” Biden stated. “The capturing that led to her dying is completely unacceptable.”
The US president stated Israel had “acknowledged its accountability for Aysenur’s dying, and a preliminary investigation has indicated that it was the results of a tragic error ensuing from an pointless escalation.”