Hundreds gather on a Seattle beach to remember an American activist killed by the Israeli military

Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) — Hundreds of people turned out at a beach in Washington for a vigil remembering Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, the 26-year-old human rights activist from Seattle killed by the Israeli military during a protest in the occupied West Bank. Many attendees Wednesday night carried photographs of Eygi in her graduation cap. They laid roses, sunflowers or carnations at a memorial where battery-operated candles spelled out her name in the sand. Eygi, who also held Turkish citizenship, was killed last week while demonstrating against settlements in the West Bank. Her family has demanded an independent investigation. Turkey’s justice minister said Thursday his country is investigating Eygi’s death.