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on september 6, social activist esenour ayiji, who holds dual american and turkish citizenship, was shot in the head and killed by the israeli army while participating in a protest against the expansion of israeli settlements in a town in the west bank. the israeli army said on september 10 that preliminary investigations showed that "it is very likely that the israeli army shot and killed her," but that it was "unintentional" and the israeli army "deeply regretted" it. on the same day, when answering reporters' questions at the white house, us president biden directly stated that "this was obviously an accident" and that the bullet "bounced" off the ground and hit ayiji.

however, earlier in the day, us secretary of state blinken called the killing of eiji "unprovoked and unjust". he said two american citizens had died at the hands of the israeli army, "which is unacceptable". blinken said the united states would insist that the israeli government change the way its army operates in the west bank.

regarding the killing of ayigi by israeli troops in the west bank on september 6, the israel defense forces said on the 10th that it had completed a preliminary investigation into the incident. the investigation showed thatit is very likely that eyiji was shot "indirectly" and "unintentionally" by the israeli army.the israeli army was not targeting her, but the protesters.

source: china media group international online cctv news client cctv international news