Israel condemned the occupied West Bank forces launched “warning footage” near visiting diplomats

Jenin, West Bank – Many countries that supported Israel during its war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip expressed their anger on Wednesday after the Israeli forces launched what they called “warning shots” as foreign diplomats visited the occupied West Bank.

The Palestinian Authority, which partially runs the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel, accused the Israeli forces of “deliberately” fire in the delegation near the city of Flash Point in Jenin. The Israeli army, who was already suffering from its tactics in the Gaza war, said it regretted the “inconvenience.”

Video from Jenin – frequent The goal of the Israeli military raids – The delegation and journalists with running with hearing shots on Wednesday showed.

A European diplomat said that the envoys went to the region to see the destruction caused by the West Bank by the Israeli military raids during the Gaza war, which was raised by a terrorist attack led by Hamas, October 7, 2023.

The Israeli Defense Forces said that the diplomatic convoy had moved away from the accredited road and entered a restricted area, prompting the forces to launch “warning footage” to direct the group away. The Israeli Defense Army added that no person has been caused and regretted “the inconvenience it caused.”

UN Secretary -General Antonio Guterres described the incident as “unacceptable.”

“The diplomats who do their job should not be shot or attacked in any way, shape or shape. Their safety must be respected, their ability to meet them, at all times,” spokesman Stephen Dujarrik told reporters. “Diplomats, including United Nations, were launched in warning clips or anything … which is unacceptable.”

Demand for interpretation on the “unacceptable” behavior of Israel

Many countries that had representatives in the group have expressed their anger and demanded the investigation.

“We call on Israel to investigate this incident and also hold those responsible for any threats to the lives of diplomats,” said Kaja Calas, head of the European Union Foreign Policy.

Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Uruguay called on Israeli ambassadors or said they would fly the issue directly.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carnary described the incident as “completely unacceptable” and pressed “immediate interpretation”.

Carney added that Canadian Foreign Minister Annette Anand summoned the Israeli ambassador to Ottawa.

Egypt denounced fire that he had violated “all diplomatic standards”, while Türkiye called for an immediate investigation.

“This attack must be investigated without delay, and the perpetrators must be responsible,” said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Türkiye.

Ahmed Al -Dqaqa, the political advisor of the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs who accompanied the delegation, condemned what he called “the reckless act by the Israeli army.”

“The diplomatic delegation gave the impression of Life lives the Palestinian peopleHe said.

The Palestinian News Agency reported that the delegation included diplomats from more than 20 countries, including Britain, China, Egypt, France, Japan, Jordan, Turkey and Russia.

British Minister of the Middle East and North Africa, Hamish Fallon, said on Wednesday that he spoke directly with UK diplomats affected by the accident, and called for the investigation.

He said on a social networking site: “Today’s events in two Jenin are unacceptable. I have spoken to our diplomats who were affected.” “Civilians must always be protected, and diplomats are allowed to take their jobs. There must be a complete investigation and officials should bear responsibility.”

“The Japanese government has protested against the Israeli team and asked for clarification and prevention to repeat,” said government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayshi.

The relations of Israel, Eurob, are increasingly tense for the murders in Gaza, DC

The incident came as the anger was on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where the Palestinians stood for the basic supplies after weeks of semi -strong isolation. The Israeli siege has been reduced for two months on Gaza partly this week, but not enough to alleviate the hunger crisis facing about two million, according to the United Nations and humanitarian agencies.

Israel climbed its military attack during the weekend, pledging to defeat Hamas rulers in Gaza, who caused the October 2023 attack on Israel in the war.

Israel has faced tremendous pressure, including from its allies, to stop its intensive attack and allow the assistance of Gaza. On Tuesday, the European Union foreign ministers ordered a review of the European Union’s cooperation agreement with Israel.

Sweden said it would pressure the European Union to impose sanctions on Israeli ministers, while Britain has suspended free trade negotiations with Israel and summoning the Israeli ambassador.

Pope Liu XIV described the situation in Gaza as “worrying and painful” and called for “the entry of sufficient humanitarian aid.”

Israel’s relations with Europe were tested on Thursday, where Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon has blamed what he called the anti -Semitic and anti -Israel incitement “by leaders and officials in many countries and international organizations, especially from Europe”, for the sake of Two embassy employees were killed in Israel In Washington, DC, the night before.

One of the suspects identified as Elias Rodriguez, 30, was detained from Chicago, and she heard screaming, “Free Palestine, free” while his leadership, after the attack outside the Jewish Museum in the American capital.

The Hamas attack of 2023 led to the death of 1218 people in Israel, most of whom are civilians, according to the outcome of Agence France -Presse based on official personalities.

The militants also seized 251 hostages, 57 of whom are still in Gaza, including 34 the army saying they died.

The Hamas -running Ministry of Health in Gaza said that at least 3509 people have been killed since Israel ended the ceasefire and resumed strikes on March 18, as they reached 53,655 of the war to 53655.