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Biden hasn't spoken with family of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, American activist killed by Israel

During a news briefing, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said that US President Joe Biden has not spoken with the family of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, the Turkish-American activist killed last week by Israeli forces in the West Bank.

"He has not spoken to the family as of yet. I don't have a call to talk about today. Obviously we continue to mourn with her family," Kirby said.

"The Israelis have reached out made sure we knew they where promptly investigating this."

Last week, Palestinian Americans issued a sharp rebuke of the US response to Eygi's killing, pointing out a double standard between how Washington responds to the killing of Israeli Americans versus American citizens killed by Israeli forces.