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Israel indicts settler for killing Palestinian activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi.
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Prosecutors in Israel have indicted extremist settler Yinon Levy with manslaughter in connection with the July shooting death of Palestinian activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, The Guardian reported. Eygi, who worked on the documentary film No Other Land, was killed during a protest in the occupied West Bank. The indictment marks a rare exception to what rights groups describe as widespread impunity for Israelis who kill Palestinians in the territory.
The case represents an unusual legal action against a settler accused of killing a Palestinian, a scenario that has rarely resulted in criminal charges over the past decade. Eygi's death drew international attention and prompted calls for accountability from rights organizations monitoring violence in the occupied territories.
