RAMALLAH: President Mahmoud Abbas Saturday evening extended condolences to the family of the US-Turkish activist recently killed by Israeli occupation forces during a protest in the occupied West Bank.

In a phone call with the father of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, Mehmeet Suat Eygi, President Abbas offered his condolences over the killing of Aysenur, who sacrificed her life in defense of the principles of right and justice and solidarity with the Palestinian people, and wished him solace in his sorrow.

President Abbas also extended his deepest condolences to the Turkish people over the killing of Eygi, whom he described as the ‘brave daughter of Palestine and Turkey who was assassinated at the hands of the Israeli occupation’ as well as an ‘honest symbol of the solidarity between the brotherly Turkish and Palestinian peoples’.

He added that the Palestinian leadership was engaged with the US and Turkish authorities to ensure conducting a fair investigation into her killing and that work was underway to file a compli
ant with the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the crime of her assassination.

In conclusion, he announced his decision to bestow upon her the Medal of the Star of Jerusalem in recognition of her dearly sacrifice for the Palestinian people’s right to freedom and independence and invited her parents and family to visit Palestine.

Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA