American Woman Killed in Israel, State Department Confirms

Israeli soldiers operate in village of Sarra near the West Bank city of Nablus on March 12, 2023. Majdi Mohammed/AP Photo

The White House has confirmed that an American woman was fatally shot in Nablus, in the West Bank, on Sept. 6.

The woman was identified as 26-year-old Aysenur Ezgi Eygi of Seattle, a recent graduate of the University of Washington and also a Turkish citizen.