Reports say Aysenur Eygi, 26 years old, was shot dead by Israeli forces as she took part in a weekly protest against Jewish settlement expansion in the town of Beita near Nablus.

Israel’s military said it was looking into reports that a foreign national was killed as a result of shots fired in the area.

The US also called for an investigation into the incident. Sean Savett, spokesman for the White House’s National Security Council, said Washington was deeply disturbed by the tragic death of an American citizen.

Footage from the scene shortly after the shooting showed medics rushing  Eygi into an ambulance.  Head of Rafidia Hospital where  Eygi was admitted, Fouad Nafaa disclosed that a US citizen in her mid-20s had died from a gunshot in the head.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken deplored the tragic loss, while Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan branded the Israeli action barbaric.

Turkey’s foreign ministry said  Eygi had been killed by Israeli occupation soldiers in the city of Nablus.

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