The U.S. State Department has acknowledged Israel’s investigation into the killing of a Turkish-American citizen in the Israeli-occupied West Bank during a protest against settlement expansion. U.S. Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel emphasized the need for a thorough and transparent inquiry into the incident,

A witness tells The Associated Press that Israeli soldiers fatally shot an American woman participating in a protest against settlements in the West Bank

A Turkish-American activist who was killed by Israeli fire in the West Bank was laid to rest on Saturday in her hometown in Turkey with thousands lining the streets and anti-Israeli feelings in the country rising from a conflict that threatens to spread across the region.