The Palestinian government and many countries have confirmed that diplomatic delegations from the EU, Arab and Asian countries were caught in Israeli fires while visiting the Zhanning refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.
Diplomats are on an official mission Wednesday to assess the humanitarian situation in Jenning as a massive Israeli military attack that caused death and displacement there, entering their fourth month.
The Israeli army said its soldiers fired warning guns and moved the delegation away because it had deviated from the previously agreed route and entered an area that was not authorized to enter. No injuries.
The military said in a statement.
Al Jazeera's Hamdah Salhut is a report in Amman, Jordan, as Al Jazeera has been banned from use by the West Bank and Israel, he said the incident shows the reality that anyone in the occupied West Bank can be caught in Israeli fires.
She added: “These places are completely surrounded on the Palestinian territory – as ongoing military attacks in Jenin, Tulkarem and surrounding areas occupying the northern West Bank, thousands of Palestinians were forcibly uprooted from their homes.”
Videos on social media show delegation members conduct media interviews when they hear the camera ringing and force them to run.
Video verified by Al Jazeera's SANAD fact-checking agency shows two Israeli soldiers standing nearby with their rifles pointing at diplomats.
Occupy forces opened fire from the Zhanning refugee camp to intimidate the diplomatic delegation, which conducted field trips around the camp to witness the extent of suffering the residents of the area.
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At that time, about 20 diplomats were introducing the situation to Zhan Ning. Witnesses said it was unclear where the shot came from and no one was injured.
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry and expats condemned for "the most intense crime committed by the Israeli occupation forces, intentionally targeted by the live shooting and the target of a recognized diplomatic delegation".
Other European and Arab governments have added their own condemnation in the case of appeals to answers.
Turkiye's foreign ministry condemned the gunshots "in the strongest sense" and said Ankara called for immediate investigation and accountability.
"This attack endangering diplomats' lives is a case of Israel's systematic disregard for international law and human rights," the ministry said in a statement.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said he would call the Israeli ambassador in Paris. Balott wrote on X that the incident was called "unacceptable" and said the ambassador must explain.
"I was shocked and shocked" and pointed out that two Irish diplomats from Ramallah on the West Bank were in the group. This is totally unacceptable, and I condemn it with the strongest angle. ”
Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said his country also called the Israeli ambassador in Madrid. “We demand clarity and accountability,” he added.
Ireland and Spain are two of the EU's strongest pro-Palestinian voices and call for an end to Israel's war in Gaza, as well as population suffering in the enclave and the West Bank.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government demanded an explanation and said his deputy was the one who was under fire. The Israeli ambassador to Italy will be summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to explain.
Even warnings are unacceptable, said Kaja Kallas, head of foreign policy at the EU. She said a day ago that the G27 countries are reviewing a trade agreement with Israel due to the “disastrous” situation in Gaza.
Jordanian diplomats and expats also condemned “with the strongest attitude…we call on the international community to assume its legal and moral responsibilities and force Israel to issue a statement on X.
The Saudi Foreign Ministry called on the "international community and the Security Council to immediately stop Israel's violations of civilians and diplomatic missions."
Together with Tulkarem and Nur Shams, Jenin has been the main focus of massive Israeli military operations in the north since January. Since then, Israeli forces have accelerated the already underway process of mass displacement, demolition of families and mass arrests of Palestinians.
According to the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, about 40,000 Palestinians are displaced in the northern north.