American activist killed by Israeli fire buried in Turkey as Israel strikes Gaza

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00:00Received by thousands of mourners, the casket carrying Aysenor Ezgi Eygi arrives at its

00:05final resting place in her family's hometown in southwestern Turkey.

00:09Draped in the national flag and carried by soldiers, a ceremony usually reserved for

00:14fallen troops.

00:15She was there to speak up against oppression.

00:20She was there to attend a peaceful demonstration, but she was heinously murdered by occupation

00:26forces.

00:27It's the act of compassion and humanity that was murdered.

00:32The 26-year-old activist was shot in the head by Israeli soldiers on September 6 while protesting

00:38Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

00:40A dual American and Turkish citizen, she was a recent graduate of the University of Washington

00:46and had been volunteering with a pro-Palestinian activist group.

00:49US President Joe Biden has called for Israel to provide full accountability, but Eygi's

00:54father says Washington has not done enough in response.

01:00If there is an injustice or murder against its own citizens abroad, America will descend

01:08on them like a needle on its seal, but when it comes to Israel, it evades the issue.

01:17Her killing has sparked fury in Turkey, which has launched its own probe into her death.

01:22Ankara has vowed to pursue international arrest warrants for those responsible and has also

01:27pressed the United Nations for an independent inquiry.

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