Israeli forces fired on Wednesday against a European diplomatic delegation of visit in the town of Yenín, in northern Bank occupied, denounced the Palestinian Foreign Ministry and confirmed to Efe Fuentes in the place.
The Ministry, which ensures that the attacks were to “intimidate,” shared images of the incident, in which at least two Israeli uniformed are seen shooting in the direction of a group of people who were conducting interviews. There is a concrete separation fence, before which the press and visitors were preparing, when the uniformed men arose from the other side.
Among the representatives who went to the visit to Yenín, organized by the Foreign Ministry of the National Palestinian Authority (ANP), there were diplomats from Spain, as confirmed to have confirmed El HuffPost diplomatic sources There were also representatives of the legations of France, Italy, Canada, Denmark, Finland and other countries, up to 30, mostly Europeans, American and Arab.
According to the news agency, Israeli soldiers fired five bullets against the delegation, without causing personal damage. “The delegation had traveled to Yenín, along with a group of journalists, to know the conditions of the camp and talk to their governor,” according to this medium.
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has condemned in a statement what it considers an “atrocious crime” by the Israeli “occupation”, which it accuses of firing “deliberately” against the delegation, which was in “official mission” to observe on the terrain the situation in Yenín. In this regard, he affirmed that this incident “constitutes a serious and flagrant violation of international law and the fundamental principles of diplomatic relations” enshrined in the Vienna Convention, since these types of officials must have “full protections and immunities.”
These types of acts organized by the Palestinian government are common to teach international legations on the ground the reality of the area ,. In the case of Yenín, they are being carried out since October 7, 2023, when Israel began its offensive in Gaza, after Hamas’s attacks.
The Palestinian authority has warned that the “systematic” abuse commission evidences the “entrenched Israeli impunity” and has placed the international community, especially countries with diplomats affected by the last incident, which adopt a “clear and determined” position and adopt “effective measures” against Israel.
The security coordination is forced between the ANP and Israel and usually this type of movements with international personnel are informed in advance.
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The Army of Israel, in a statement without many precedents, has left Raudo to regret the case and to announce an internal investigation, knowing the seriousness of the facts.
He confirms that the entrance of the legations was “coordinated” and was given an “approved route that should be followed, because the area was an active combat area.” During the entrance, and despite the previous coordination of the route, “the delegation deviated from it and entered a restricted area,” denounces. “The forces present in the place, which did not know the presence of a diplomatic delegation nearby, fired in the air, not against the delegation, to scare away the suspects. There were no injuries or damage.”
“At the end of the incident, and after verifying that it was a diplomatic delegation, the commander of the division of Judea and Samaria, general of Brigade Yaki Dolf, immediately initiated an investigation,” he adds. “In addition, the head of the Civil Administration, General of Brigade Hisham Ibrahim, held conversations with representatives of the respective countries and informed them about the conclusions of the initial investigation.”
The most striking is the end of that statement: “IDF regrets the discomfort caused.”
