American woman killed by Israeli troops in West Bank identified

A Turkish-American activist who was killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank has been identified as Aysenur Ezgi Eygi.

Ezgi Eygi, 26, died of a gunshot wound to the head while participating in a protest against illegal Israeli settlement expansion in the town of Beita, south of Nablus, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.

There has been no immediate comment from the US embassy.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry, in a statement, described Egyi's death as a "murder committed by the Netanyahu Government."

"Israel is trying to intimidate everyone who comes to the aid of the Palestinians and fights peacefully against genocide," said the ministry, who said she was a Turkish citizen.

"This policy of violence will not yield results."