WASHINGTON: United States President Joe Biden on Wednesday (Sep 11) referred to as for Israel to supply “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 mentioned in a press release.
Prime US officers had on Tuesday urged Israel to make adjustments to its operations within the occupied West Financial institution after its army acknowledged its hearth probably killed Eygi.
Eygi, 26, was killed as she attended the positioning of weekly demonstrations towards Israeli settlements, that are unlawful underneath 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 mentioned. “The taking pictures that led to her dying is completely unacceptable.”
The US president mentioned 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.”
