US lawmakers demand probe into Israeli killing of Turkish-American activist in West Bank

Eygi, 26, was killed by Israeli forces during a protest over illegal Israeli settlements near Nablus in the occupied West Bank on Sept. 6. Although the U.S. called for a "swift, thorough and transparent investigation” four months ago, no accountability has been achieved.

In their letter, the lawmakers posed seven questions to the State Department, including whether there is any evidence that Eygi posed a threat to the soldier, whether the soldier intended to target her and which Israeli army unit the soldier was assigned to.

"Who was the 'key instigator,' and where was he (or she) located when the soldier fired the shots?" they asked. The lawmakers also asked whether the State Department requested the Department of Justice to investigate Eygi's case.

"The soldier was reportedly standing behind a concrete wall on a rooftop of a concrete house at an elevated location approximately 215-230 meters from where Ayşenur was standing next to a tree, and he fired two shots in close succession using a rifle.

Detailed statements of international, Israeli and Palestinian eyewitnesses and a Washington Post inquiry that included interviewing 13 eyewitnesses and reviewing more than 50 videos and photographs describe a significantly different sequence of events.

The lawmakers said,” This case is disturbingly like the fatal shooting of Shireen Abu Akleh by an Israeli soldier located nearly 200 meters away. Shireen and Ayşenur each died from a single gunshot wound to the head".

Israel’s preliminary findings claimed she was "highly likely” hit "indirectly and unintentionally” during an operation targeting a "main instigator of violent activity.”

But video evidence and witness accounts dispute this, alleging she was deliberately targeted by an Israeli sniper.