eyewitnesses and palestinian officials say israeli soldiers shot 26—year—old aysenur ezgi eygi in thes in the town of beita near nablus. the dual—national was rushed to a hospital and later pronounced dead. let�*s speak to our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. tell us more about this incident.— tell us more about this incident. a tell us more about this incident. ~ , ., incident. as you say, it was a weekly protest _ incident. as you say, it was a weekly protest against - incident. as you say, it was a weekly protest against an - weekly protest against an illegal settlement where there had been these protests for a long time against the settlement that has been made by some israelis in an area that even the usually government says is an illegal outpost. it is quite regular price for people to demonstrate and protest. anyway, this young american woman, aysenur ezgi eygi, literallyjust graduated from washington university in seattle, recently arrived in the west bank, taking part in this protest. during that protest, it reached the stage where the israeli forces fired what eyewit

state department extended condolences to the family of aysenur ezgi eygi.king to gather information on her death. for more reaction i have been speaking to john kirby. i want to start by talking about the shooting of an american citizen in the west bank yesterday, aysenur ezgi eygi. what do you know about the circumstances? john: not a whole lot. we are in touch with israeli counterparts to get more information. we have seen the idf say they will investigate. we are glad they will do that. we will be watching closely as an investigation unfolds, but we want to understand this better than we do right now. certainly, our deepest condolences go to the family members and loved ones and friends of the young woman who was killed. caitrÍona: have you been given a timeframe on that investigation? john: i am not aware they have laid out a specificimefra. we want to see the investigation move as swiftly as possible, but not so swift it can't be complete, thorough and transparent. caitrÍona: is there a role for any u.s. agency? there is close cooperation between israe

government officials have condemned the death of aysenur ezgi eygi, including state department smoke -- matthew miller, who says, "we offer our deepest condolences to her family and loved ones. we urgently gathering more information about the circumstances of her death and will have more to say as we learn more. we have no higher priority in the safety of american citizens." but is that really the case? how many more american citizens need to be killed by the israeli military before america begins defending american mike? what about the safety and security of jacob, a dual u.s.- canadian citizen among the seven aid workers killed by israel in april. what about sheree and, the american journalist killed by israel in 2022, and without cooperation from the israeli government, the fbi has been stonewalled in the so-called investigation of her killing? what about rachel corrie, the american peace activist was killed by the israeli military protesting the demolition of palestinian homes in gaza all the way back in 2003, and his parents still have it received any justice question mark and t

the idf said an initial investigation had been held into the death of aysenur ezgi eygi and expressed �*deepest regret�* over the incident. the idf has also said its forces are resuming operations in the northern west bank that started almost two weeks ago. earlier today, during a joint news conference held by uk foreign secretary david lammy and us secretary of state antony blinken, both countries have confirmed that iran is supplying ballistic missiles to russia. let's take a listen. dozens of russian military personnel, trained in iran, to use the close range ballistic missile system, which has a maximum range of 75 miles, and russia has now received shipments of these ballistic missiles, and will likely use them within weeks in ukraine. against ukrainians. russia has an array of its own ballistic missiles but the supply of iranian missiles enables russia to use more of its arsenal on targets that are further from the front line while dedicating the front line while dedicating the new missiles from iran for close range strikes. with me is our security correspondent frank gardner. y

eyewitnesses and palestinian officials say israeli soldiers shot 26—year—old aysenur ezgi eygi in thetal and later pronounced dead. jonathan pollak, an israeli activist who was at the same protest, described how he tried to help ms eygi. i put my hand under her head to try and stop the bleeding, i took her pulse, she had a very weak pulse, we called the ambulance, from there looked at her. tried to weak pulse, we called the looked at her. tried to save her but failed. the israeli military has admitted firing at a demonstrator and said it was looking into the incident. the white house said it had "reached out" to israel for more information and described her death as "tragic". here's the us secretary of state. we deplore this tragic loss. now the most important thing to do is gather the facts, and thatis do is gather the facts, and that is exactly what we are in the process of doing. and we are intensely focused on getting those facts. and any actions that we take are driven by the facts. so first things first, let's find out exactly what happened. i'm joined in the studio by said sheh

gas at the demonstrators and there has been no commentator so far —— make no commentator —— aysenur ezgi eygis so far. there has been quite a few attacks from settlers so she was working for a local campaign group, with them trying to... from military defined that said by local media that police tried to suppress the demonstration with stun grenades, live fire and tear gas and the of this, she was struck in the head by a bullet and was taken to a hospital in nablus but died later. she is a graduate of the university of washington of languages and culture and helps under resourced communities so that really explains why she was there. so far there is no great detail added to this by the palestinian media other than they do claim that she was shot by israeli soldiers and thatis shot by israeli soldiers and that is something that is not proven as yet. the israeli military say they are now looking into the incident but there is no further comment than that. dwain fields, the first black briton to walk to the north pole, has been named as the uk's new chief scout, replacing their grills who are st

>> reporter: aysenur ezgi eygi was a recent graduate of university washington.uple of days before being shot dead and the idf said they will open an investigation and looking into this. they satiate -- they returned fire after several people in the vicinity had been throwing rocks but an activist i spoke with was there and said he was cradling her head as she bled to death, he said that that any violence on their side had been over for more than 30 minutes and they posed no threat to the officers or the soldiers who were there. he said this was a deliberate murder and that they took a kill shot. i want to tell you but what is going on here in tel aviv tonight. israelis in the thousands descending to the streets demanding a peace deal. this the seventh night in a row that we are hearing about this. we are hearing more from the u.s. and british side about these negotiations. the u.s. cia director has been instrumental in trying to get this deal over the line. he spoke quite candidly recently with his counterpart from britain. here is what he said. >> enough is eno

admitted it's highly likely its troops unintentionally shot and killed a turkish american woman aysenur ezgi eygi last week during a protest in the west bank. secretary blinken had pointed criticism. >> in our judgment israeli security forces need to make some fundamental changes in the way that they operate in the west bank. >> reporter: the israeli military said today the hostages killed in the tunnel were likely kept there during their final days or even weeks. lester? >> richard engel, thank you. >>> in 60 seconds, it wasn't just a clipping of the wings. the airport collision that knocked the whole tail off a jet full of passengers. how could it have happened? next. rsv can severely affect the lungs and lower airways. but i'm protected with arexvy. arexvy is a vaccine used to prevent lower respiratory disease from rsv in people 60 years and older. rsv can be serious for those over 60, including those with asthma, diabetes, copd and certain other conditions. but i'm protected. arexvy is proven to be over 82% effective in preventing lower respiratory disease from rsv and over 94% effective in t

eyewitnesses say aysenur ezgi eygi was shot dead by israeli soldiers during an anti—settlement protestll investigation" into her death. the incident came as israeli forces ended a nearly 10—day security operation — mainly focused on the west bank city ofjenin. palestinians living in the area returned to homes and infrastructure reduced to rubble. there were large demontrations in cities across israel, families of israeli hostages and anti—government protesters calling for a ceasefire and the release of hostages. it's been enough, 11 months exactly today, people are dying in the tunnels. we cannot let it happen. we cannot go on with our life without thinking about them, without trying they will come back home with us, they are not supposed to be there. the government doesn't represent us. it's far away from what the people of israel are thinking, the majority. despite demands for a truce, the war goes on. at least eight people were killed in a strike on a displacement camp inside a school shelter in gaza. gaza is also facing its first polio outreak in 25 years. health workers will soon

in turkey, hundreds attended the funeral of american—turkish activist aysenur ezgi eygi, who israelist week in the occupied west bank. the israeli military says ms eygi was most likely killed "accidentally" during a protest. turkey says israel's killing was intentional. meanwhile, the deputy leader of lebanese armed group hezbollah warned that hundreds of thousands more people would be displaced if israel were to launch an all—out war. tens of thousands of people on both sides of the israel—lebanon border have already been forced from their homes as hezbollah and israel trade fire. the warning came after israel's defence minister said restoring security to the country's northern front was a top priority. local media reports expect us special envoy amos hochstein to visit both israel and lebanon next week to soothe tensions between the two countries. i spoke about all this with firas maksad, a senior director for strategic outreach at the middle east institute. he's got quite a task ahead of him, mr hochstein, when he arrives in the region. what can he realistically expect to achieve?

eyewitnesses said aysenur ezgi eygi was shot in the head by israeli forces.ge overseeing donald trump's criminal hush money case has delayed sentencing until three sir keir starmer will become the first british prime minister to visit the republic of ireland in five years. downing street says it marks a "new era of co—operation and friendship" between britain and ireland. good morning

aysenur ezgi eygi, who's of turkish descent, is reported to have been taking part in a protest againstjewishent expansion in the town of beita near nablus. let's speak to our correspondent in jerusalem, mike thomson. tell us more. she was attending what is apparently _ tell us more. she was attending what is apparently a _ tell us more. she was attending what is apparently a regular - what is apparently a regular demonstration against settlement expansion in the west bank, which has been increasing at quite a pace and apparently, according to local media, israeli troops tried to suppress the demonstration. they used, it said, live ammunition, stun grenades and tear gas to try and stop what was happening and in the midst of all this, it is for the young american woman was hit in the head. she was then taken to hospital in nablus but medics there were unable to save her life and she was pronounced dead. i life and she was pronounced dead. ~ ., , .,, ., ,, dead. i know this has happened onl in dead. i know this has happened only in the _ dead. i know this has happened only in the last _ dead. i

eyewitnesses and palestinian officials say israeli soldiers shot 26—year—old aysenur ezgi eygi in the against the expansion ofjewish settlements in the town of beita near nablus. the dual—national was rushed to a hospital and later pronounced dead. rushed to a hospital our diplomatic correspondent james landale has more from jerusalem. she was a young american—turkish woman. she'd just graduated this summer from seattle, the university of washington in seattle. she had a long experience of being a pro—palestinian activist in the united states, but she'd only recently come to the west bank. according to friends of hers quoted in the us media, this was her first visit to the west bank, and she was attending a weekly protest in a town just south of nablus against an illegal settlement, an outpost that has been the place of a longstanding protest to try and stop israeli settlers setting up a community there. and she was at this protest, and it appeared that that protest became confrontational. we don't know how or why, but during that process, she was shot. witnesses say they heard two gu

aysenur ezgi eygi who was 26, was shot in the head.t bank has been occupied by israel for decades, and is home to around 3 million palestinians, who want the territory to be part of a future independent state. but half a millionjewish settlers have moved there and seized land, which is illegal, under international law. the shooting came as israeli forces withdrew from parts of the west bank, after a major 9—day military operation targeting armed palestinian militias. israel said it was aimed at stopping what it calls terror attacks by iranian backed groups. lucy williamson reports from the west bank. they brokejenin's roads, far harder to break its resilience. after nine days of military incursion, residents reclaimed their streets before they'd even been rebuilt. for over a week, jenin hunkered down to the sounds of war. its refugee camp the heart of israel's sweep across the northern west bank to battle armed palestinian groups. residents emerged today to find lives and landscapes altered. ten days ago, this was a home. where do you

hundreds of people have attended the funeral of the american—turkish activist, aysenur ezgi eygi whon the occupied west bank. the ceremony has been taking place in her home district of didim, in western turkey with government officials, incuding the vice president, among the mourners. the israeli army says ms eygi was most likely accidentally killed by its soldiers during a protest. turkey says it was an intentional killing and has requested arrest warrants for those to blame. and in zimbabwe severe drought and food shortages have led authorities to announce they will cull 200 elephants. the meat from these elephants will be distributed to people struggling to feed themselves. neighbouring namibia also carried out a wildlife cull last month because of the drought. zimbabwe is home to an estimated 100,000 elephants — the second largest population in the world after botswana. the country's previous cull was more than 35 years ago. since president putin's full—scale invasion of ukraine more than two years ago, there's been a crackdown in russia on anyone expressing anti—war views. it's

eyewitnesses said aysenur ezgi eygi was shot in the head by israeli forces.he united nations has called for a full investigation. the new yorkjudge overseeing donald trump's criminal hush money case has delayed sentencing until three sir keir starmer will become the first british prime minister to visit the republic of ireland in five years. downing street says it marks a "new era of co—operation and friendship" between britain and ireland. good morning if you havejustjoined us. this is boeing's starliner spacecraft has successfully completed its journey back to earth — but the astronauts it was supposed to be carrying remain behind on the international space station. good morning if you havejustjoined us. good morning if you have “ust “oined us. , , the capsule landed in the new mexico desert a few hours ago. it had suffered several technical problems?during its test flight to the international space station — and nasa decided it was too risky to bring the crew home in it. they'll return to earth next year instead. they are providing us with a live view from

aysenur ezgi eygi who was 26, was shot in the head.nt activity". the west bank has been occupied by israel for decades, and is home to around three million palestinians, who want the territory to be part of a future independent state. but half a millionjewish settlers have moved there and seized land, which is illegal, under international law. the shooting came as israeli forces withdrew from parts of the west bank, after a major nine—day military operation targeting armed palestinian militias. israel said it was aimed at stopping what it calls terror attacks by iran—backed groups. lucy williamson reports from the west bank. they brokejenin's roads, far harder to break its resilience. after nine days of military incursion, residents reclaimed their streets before they'd even been rebuilt. for over a week, jenin hunkered down to the sounds of war. its refugee camp the heart of israel's sweep across the northern west bank to battle armed palestinian groups. residents emerged today to find lives and landscapes altered. ten days ago, this

american activist had been killed as a result of �*indirect and unintended idf fire'. 26—year—old aysenur ezgi eygi friday during a weekly protest againstjewish settlement expansion in the occupied west bank. the us secretary of state antony blinken says her killing was unprovoked and unjustified. i think what we saw in this investigation is it seems to show what eyewitnesses have said and made clear, that her killing was both unprovoked and unjustified. no one, know one should be short and killed for attending a protest. no one should be the life address just for freely expressing their views. and ourjudgment is that the israeli security forces need to make some fundamental changes in the way that they operate in the west bank including changes to the rules of engagement.— including changes to the rules of engagement. that was antony bhnken of engagement. that was antony blinken in the _ of engagement. that was antony blinken in the news _ of engagement. that was antony blinken in the news conference l blinken in the news conference with the uk foreign secretary. you are seeing the pictures there

eyewitnesses and palestinian officials say israeli soldiers shot 26—year—old aysenur ezgi eygi in theweekly protest against the expansion ofjewish settlements in the town of beita near nablus. the dual—national was rushed to a hospital and later pronounced dead. let's speak to our correspondent james landale who's injerusalem. what do we know about what happened and why she was there? she recently graduated from washington university in seattle, born in turkey and spent most of her life in the united states. herfamily says she was a passionate human rights activist throughout her life, she only recently came to the west bank. she was at this weekly protest against an illegal settlement in the west bank, nearthe illegal settlement in the west bank, near the town of nablus, and according to eyewitnesses and according to eyewitnesses and palestinian officials she was shot in the head by israeli forces. the is ready defence forces. the is ready defence forces have said they are reviewing the incident and they say some of their soldiers don't fire what they call the instigator of some viol

the us state department meanwhille has extended condolences to the family of aysenur ezgi eygi.ing to gather information about her death. for more i spoke to white house national security communications advisorjohn kirby. i want to start by talking about the _ i want to start by talking about the shooting - i want to start by talking about the shooting of i i want to start by talking about the shooting of an american citizen in the west bank yesterday. what do you know about the circumstances? i —— we have seen that the israeli defense forces have announced that they will investigate that, we've asked for that investigation, we will be watching closely as that investigation unfolds, but we absolutely want to understand this a lot better than we do right now, and certainly our deepest condolences go to the family members and the loved ones, the friends of the young woman who was killed.- ones, the friends of the young woman who was killed. have you been given _ woman who was killed. have you been given a _ woman who was killed. have you been given a timeframe - woman who was kill

aysenur ezgi eygi also has turkish citizenship, and the country's president says turkey will seek justiceor her death. back here in the u.s., more than a dozen school districts across southeastern kentucky were closed today as authorities carried out a third day of searches for a suspected gunman. they believe 32-year-old joseph couch opened fire on 12 vehicles along interstate 75 on saturday. the shooting took place near the small city of london, kentucky, south of lexington. five people were injured. in their arrest warrant authorities say couch sent a text message 30 minutes before the shooting, bowing to, quote. "kill a lot of people." authorities commited today to continue the manhunt, but said that the jungle-like terrain of the search area is complicating their efforts. on wall street today, stocks rebounded ahead of -- rebounded monday after last week's sell-off. the dow jones industrial average jumped nearly 500 points, or more than 1%. the nasdaq also gained ground, tacking on nearly 200 points. the s&p 500 also ended sharply higher on the day. and in royal news, britain's princ

aysenur ezgi eygi also has turkish citizenship, and the country's president says turkey will seek justice her death. back here in the u.s., more than a dozen school districts across southeastern kentucky were closed today as authorities carried out a third day of searches for a suspected gunman. they believe 32-year-old joseph couch opened fire on 12 vehicles along interstate 75 on saturday. the shooting took place near the city of london, south of lexington. five people were injured. authorities say couch sent a text message 30 minutes before the shooting, vowing to, quote, "kill a lot of people." authorities commited today to continue the manhunt, but said that the jungle-like terrain of the search area is complicating their efforts. the biden administration has finalized regulations that will require insurers to cover mental health care on the same terms as physical conditions. the proposals are meant to build on the mental health parity and addiction equity act from 2008. despite that earlier effort, the biden administration says less than half of american adults with mental illness r

eyewitnesses said aysenur ezgi eygi was shot in the head by israeli forces.prime minister to visit the republic of ireland in five years. downing street says it marks a "new era of co—operation and friendship" between britain and ireland. the new yorkjudge overseeing donald trump's criminal hush money case has delayed sentencing until three weeks after us presidential elections. he said the decision had been made to avoid any appearance of seeking to impact the vote. and friendship" between britain and ireland. the new yorkjudge overseeing donald trump's criminal hush money case has delayed sentencing until three weeks after us presidential elections. he said the decision had been made to avoid any appearance of seeking to impact the vote. hello if you have just hello if you havejustjoined us, this is bbc news. let's return to our top story this morning. boeing's starliner spacecraft has successfully completed its journey back to earth — but the astronauts it was supposed to be carrying remain behind on the international space station. touchdown, starliner is

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