Israel condemned over "warning shots" fired near diplomats in West Bank

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Jenin, West Bank — Several nations that person backed Israel during its warfare against Hamas successful the Gaza Strip voiced outrage Wednesday aft Israeli troops fired what they called "warning shots" arsenic overseas diplomats visited the occupied West Bank.

The Palestinian Authority, which partially administers the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory, accused Israeli troops of "deliberately" shooting astatine the delegation adjacent the flashpoint metropolis of Jenin. The Israeli military, already nether unit implicit its tactics successful the Gaza war, said it regretted the "inconvenience."

AFP video from Jenin — a predominant target of Israeli subject raids — showed the delegation and accompanying journalists moving for screen arsenic shots were heard connected Wednesday.

A European diplomat said the envoys went to the country to spot the demolition caused successful the West Bank by Israeli subject raids during the Gaza war, which was sparked by the Hamas-led, Oct. 7, 2023 violent attack.

The Israel Defense Forces said the diplomatic convoy had strayed from the approved way and entered a restricted zone, prompting troops to occurrence "warning shots" to steer the radical away. The IDF added that nary 1 was wounded and it expressed regret for the "inconvenience caused."

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' spokesperson called the incidental "unacceptable."

"Diplomats who are doing their enactment should ne'er beryllium changeable at, attacked successful immoderate way, signifier oregon form. Their safety, their viability, indispensable beryllium respected astatine each times," spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters. "These diplomats, including U.N. personnel, were fired at, informing shots oregon whatever... which is unacceptable."

Demands for mentation implicit Israel's "unacceptable" actions

Several countries that had representatives successful the radical voiced outrage and demanded an investigation.

"We telephone connected Israel to analyse this incidental and besides clasp those accountable who are liable for immoderate threats to diplomats' lives," said European Union overseas argumentation main Kaja Kallas.

Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Uruguay summoned Israel's ambassadors oregon said they would rise the contented directly.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called the incidental "totally unacceptable" and pressed for an "immediate explanation."

Carney added that Canada's Foreign Minister Anita Anand has summoned Israel's ambassador to Ottawa.

Egypt denounced the shooting arsenic a breach of "all diplomatic norms," portion Turkey demanded an contiguous investigation.

Turkey's overseas ministry said: "This onslaught indispensable beryllium investigated without hold and the perpetrators indispensable beryllium held accountable."

Ahmad al-Deek, governmental advisor for the Palestinian overseas ministry who accompanied the delegation, condemned what helium called a "reckless enactment by the Israeli army."

"It has fixed the diplomatic delegation an content of the life the Palestinian radical are living," helium said.

Palestinian quality bureau Wafa reported the delegation included diplomats from much than 20 countries including Britain, China, Egypt, France, Japan, Jordan, Turkey and Russia.

Britain's curate for the Middle East and North Africa, Hamish Falconer, said Wednesday that he'd spoken straight with U.K. diplomats affected by the incident, and helium called for an investigation.

"Today's events successful Jenin are unacceptable. I person spoken to our diplomats who were affected," helium said successful a societal media post. "Civilians indispensable ever beryllium protected, and diplomats allowed to bash their jobs. There indispensable beryllium a afloat probe and those liable should beryllium held accountable."

"The Japanese authorities has protested to the Israeli broadside and requested an mentation and the prevention of a recurrence," authorities spokesperson Yoshimasa Hayashi said successful Tokyo, confirming that diplomatic unit from the state had taken portion successful the delegation.

Israel-Europe ties progressively strained implicit Gaza, D.C. murders

The incidental came arsenic choler mounted implicit the humanitarian situation successful Gaza, wherever Palestinians are scrambling for basal supplies aft weeks of near-total isolation. A two-month Israeli assistance blockade connected Gaza was partially eased this week, but not capable to alleviate the hunger situation facing the enclave's astir 2 cardinal inhabitants, according to the U.N. and humanitarian agencies.

Israel stepped up its subject violative implicit the weekend, vowing to decision Gaza's Hamas rulers, whose October 2023 onslaught connected Israel triggered the war.

Israel has faced monolithic pressure, including from its allies, to halt its intensified violative and let assistance into Gaza. European Union overseas ministers connected Tuesday ordered a reappraisal of the EU practice accord with Israel.

Sweden said it would property the EU to enforce sanctions connected Israeli ministers, portion Britain suspended free-trade negotiations with Israel and summoned the Israeli ambassador.

Pope Leo XIV described the concern successful Gaza arsenic "worrying and painful" and called for "the introduction of capable humanitarian aid."

Food distributed to Palestinians successful Gaza nether Israeli attacks

Israel's ties with Europe were tested further connected Thursday arsenic Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar blamed what helium called antisemitic and anti-Israel incitement "by leaders and officials of galore countries and planetary organizations, particularly from Europe," for the murder of 2 Israel Embassy unit members successful Washington D.C. the erstwhile night.

A fishy identified arsenic 30-year-old Elias Rodriguez of Chicago was taken into custody, and heard shouting, "Free, escaped Palestine" arsenic helium was led away, aft the onslaught extracurricular the Jewish Museum successful the U.S. capital.

Hamas's 2023 onslaught resulted successful the deaths of 1,218 radical successful Israel, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based connected authoritative figures.

Militants besides took 251 hostages, 57 of whom stay successful Gaza including 34 the subject says are dead.

Gaza's Hamas-run wellness ministry said astatine slightest 3,509 radical person been killed since Israel ended a ceasefire and resumed strikes connected March 18, taking the war's wide toll to 53,655.