Funeral held for Turkish American activist killed by Israel in occupied West Bank

Published: Sep 13, 2024 Duration: 00:03:12 Category: News & Politics

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a funeral was held today in Turkey for a Turkish American woman killed in the West Bank last week the 26-year-old was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers during a protest against a Jewish settlement cbc's Julia Chapman is in London with the latest hundreds of mourners gathered to say goodbye to Aisha esgi AI in the Turkish town of diim on the aan sea her coffin was carried by a guard of honor and the funeral was attended by the country's vice president and foreign Minister among other dignitaries Agy was born in Turkey but her family moved to the US when she was a baby her body arrived in Turkey yesterday after being flown from Israel following her killing on September 6th the activist had been taking part in a demonstration against Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank Town of beta when she was shot in the head now how that unfolded is a matter of dispute the Israel Defense Forces have carried out an internal investigation and have concluded that their soldiers were likely responsible but they say she was shot during a violent Riot while soldiers were targeting an instigator hitting ay indirectly and unintentionally the IDF has expressed deep regret for her death but a different picture has since emerged several people who were there have described chaotic scenes with young Palestinians throwing rocks at Israeli forces and soldiers retaliating with tear gas and ammunition but Witnesses say the unrest subsided well before age was shot they've also said she moved to a different area from where the clashes took place and it's there that she was hit in the head with a bullet Iggy was a citizen of both turkey and the US turkey is holding its own investigation into how she lost her life and it says it will seek International arrest warrants for those that it deems to be responsible it's held a second autopsy and according to the Turkish state broadcaster there was no exit wound after the bullet entered ai's head as for the US initially President Joe Biden says her death was apparently an accident likely caused by a ricocheting bullet AG's family accused the president of being complicit in what they called the Israeli agenda by relying on the Israeli military's account of events they called his statement insensitive and false the president has since demanded full accountability from Israel and described his outrage at A's killing Presidential nominee for the Democratic party kamla Harris says A's death raises questions about how the IDF conducts itself and Secretary of State Anthony blinkin has demanded that Israel change its approach in the West Bank but A's father says he would like a US investigation into her death he argues that although America is quick to act on injustices against its citizens that isn't the case where Israel is concerned Julia chap CBC News London

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