The US, on Monday, said it wants Israel to complete its investigation into the killing of Turkish-American activist, Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, before determining any potential next steps, Anadolu Agency reports.

“We want to see the end of the (Israeli) investigation before we speak to that, which does not mean that it is an open-ended timeline,” State Department spokesman, Matthew Miller, said during a daily press briefing.

His remarks came in response to Anadolu’s question about whether the State Department plans to take any action regarding Eygi’s death instead of waiting for Israel to conclude the investigation, which has been ongoing for over 2 months.

A preliminary investigation by Israel found that Eygi was “highly likely” hit “indirectly and unintentionally” by Israeli fire that was targeting a “main instigator of violent activity who hurled rocks” during the protest.

Video evidence and witness accounts, however, have contradicted Israel’s version of events, with many saying she was directly hit by an Israeli sniper.

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    3 days ago

    “We want to see the end of the (Israeli) investigation before we speak to that, which does not mean that it is an open-ended timeline,” State Department spokesman, Matthew Miller, said during a daily press briefing.

    So they’re giving them an open-ended timeline.