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A Year After Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi’s Killing, U.S. Has Not Opened a Probe

Relatives say U.S. political caution has replaced accountability as Israel keeps the case inside its military justice system.

Overview

  • On the first anniversary of the West Bank shooting, Eygi’s family says no U.S. criminal investigation has been launched and they have received no substantive updates.
  • The Israeli military told Zeteo it has completed its inquiry and sent the file to the Military Prosecutor’s Office, but it has not released the findings publicly.
  • An initial IDF assessment called the death indirect and unintentional, while a Washington Post reconstruction reported she was shot about 30 minutes after clashes and roughly 200 yards from soldiers.
  • Turkey concluded Eygi was deliberately targeted and submitted evidence to the UN, the International Court of Justice, and the International Criminal Court.
  • Family members plan renewed advocacy in Washington, noting the State Department refers inquiries to Israel and citing a pattern of Americans killed by Israeli forces and settlers since 2022 without prosecutions.