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US working to repatriate body of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi

11 September 2024 18:18 BST

One current and one former US official told MEE that Washington has stepped in behind the scenes to help repatriate the remains of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, the 26-year-old pro-Palestinian activist and dual national killed by Israeli fire at a protest in the occupied West Bank.

The US's diplomacy comes as US President Joe Biden faces criticism for his delay to condemn the Israeli military's killing of Eygi last week.

Biden's approach contrasts sharply with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has slammed Israel and jolted diplomatic ties. 

On Monday, Turkey’s foreign ministry put out a statement saying that they are "working on the option of bringing the body directly to Turkey by plane to avoid further delays”.

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US working to repatriate body of killed pro-Palestinian activist amid Israel-Turkey tensions

Palestinians carry the body of slain Turkish-American International Solidarity Movement activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi during a funeral procession in Nablus in the occupied West Bank, on 9 September 2024.