Tsahal recognizes summons on diplomats in Jenine, France will summon the Ambassador of Israel – Liberation

The Israeli army recognized summons on Wednesday, May 21, after diplomats on Wednesday 21 « Deviated from the approved route » For a visit organized by the Palestinian authority in Jénine, in an occupied West Bank. « The delegation (…) entered an area where she was not allowed to be, said the army in a statement. The Israeli army soldiers operating in the area fired warning to keep them away. ” She said « Regret the inconvenience caused » and announced that she would be entitled « Soon with diplomats ». According to diplomatic sources, diplomats from China, Japan and Mexico as well as several European countries, including France, the Netherlands and Romania participated in this visit.

Earlier, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Palestinian Authority accused Israeli soldiers of having opened fire « Real bullets » on foreign diplomats participating in a visit organized by him in Jenine, Zone in the heart of an Israeli military offensive in northern occupied West Bank. The ministry had accompanied this declaration of a video showing two people with the Israeli army uniforms to play a group of diplomats. Several shots sounded in this short extract that AFP has not been able to authenticate immediately independently.

In a statement, the Palestinian ministry condemns « In the fastest terms the heinous crime committed by the Israeli occupation forces, which consisted in directly aiming for real bullets a diplomatic delegation accredited to the State of Palestine » visiting « In the field in the governorate of Jenin ». He denounced « A blatant and serious violation of international law ».

After this incident, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani denounced on X « Unacceptable threats to diplomats ». « We ask the Israeli government immediate clarification on what happened », he added. Italian vice-consul Alessandro Tutino, « Who is fine » and with which the minister maintained himself, « Was among the diplomats who would have been attacked with gunshots near the Jénine refugee camp », he said.

Head of Italian diplomacy Antonio Tajani announced the summons of the Israel Ambassador to Italy to demand « An official explanation ». Same thing on the side of France, which announced that it would summon the ambassador of Israel after these shots « Unacceptable » During a visit in which a French diplomat participated. « Full support for our agents on site and their remarkable work in trying conditions », said Jean-Noël Barrot, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, in a message on X. In Portugal too, the Israel’s ambassador was summoned « Following this incident, which questions international law ».

These reactions were followed by that of Madrid, which « Condemns firmly » These shots. “The ministry is investigating everything that happened. There was a Spaniard in the group of diplomats, which is doing well. We are in contact with other countries concerned to provide a joint response to what happened, which we condemn firmly ”, said the ministry in a short declaration. Spain will convene the manager of the Israel Embassy in Madrid, due to the lack of ambassador currently in post to Spain, the Spanish foreign minister announced.

The vice-president of the European Commission, Kaja Kallas, stressed that any threat against the life of diplomats is « unacceptable ».

The UN, by the voice of the spokesman of secretary general Antonio Guterres, abounds: « It is clear that diplomats who do their job should never be shots, being attacked in any way (…). Any use of force against them is unacceptable.  »

Update at 8:00 p.m., with the reaction of the UN