On Wednesday night, hundreds of people traveled to a Seattle beach in grief, love and anger to mourn human rights activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi.
A photo is placed among flowers in memory of the death of the 26-year old Aysenur Ezgi Eygi at vigil on Alki Beach, killed recently in the occupied West Bank , Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in Seattle . Eygi grew up in Seattle , attended Seattle Public Schools and graduated from the University of Washington. gathered friends for a bonfire at one of her favorite places, a sandy beach in Seattle where green-and-white ferries cruise across the dark, flat water and osprey fish overhead.
"There must be full accountability," Biden said in a statement released Wednesday. "And Israel must do more to ensure that incidents like this never happen again." Several described becoming fast friends with her last spring during the occupied "Liberated Zone" protest against the Israel-Hamas war at the University of Washington. Yoseph Ghazal said she introduced herself as "Baklava," a name she sometimes used on messaging apps, reflective of her love of the sweet Mediterranean dessert.
Eygi's uncle told a Turkish television station that she had kept her trip a secret from at least some of her family, blocking relatives from her social media posts. Turkish officials have said they are working to repatriate her body for burial, per the family's wishes.
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