Foreign diplomats have been attacked Wednesday May 21 By fire of the Israeli army during a visit to occupied Bank, causing international outrage. Israel recognized the summons after diplomats “deviated from the approved route.” No injuries or damage should be deplored according to Israel.
The entire European Community has shared its outrage at Israel, in a context already tense for the behavior in the last weeks of the Hebrew State that has intensified its offensive in the Gaza Strip.
• Repeated shots reported by diplomats
Visiting Jénine, in the West Bank occupied by Israel, foreign diplomats were attacked by the Israeli army fire. Tsahal recognized the citation, justifying a “deviation of the approved route” for this visit. “The soldiers in operation in the area fired the war to keep them away,” defends the Israeli army through A press release.
She said “regretting the inconvenience caused” and announced that she would be “soon with diplomats.”
For his part, a European diplomat, under the appearance of anonymity, says he heard “repeated shots.” It wasn’t just once or twice. It is crazy. It is not normal, “he added.
“It was the last part of the visit, and suddenly we listened to shots from the camp,” he recalls.
On January 21, Tsahal launched the operation “Wall Wall”, two days after the entry into the force of a high fire in the Gaza Strip. Israel claims to point to Palestinian armed groups there. The Israeli army has deployed tanks there in the Jénine camp, the first since the end of the second Palestine Intifada in 2005.
• Diplomats come from many countries
The Palestine news agency WAFA indicates that the delegation included diplomats from several countries, citing the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Spain, Canada, Russia, Turkey, Brazil, India, Egypt and Chile. Two Irish diplomats were also present, a German representative, a Belgian or an Italian.
A French agent is well among the attacked diplomats, according to Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barot.
• European countries “condemn” and demand a “investigation”
These shots aroused an animated conviction from several countries represented in this delegation. Jean-Noël Barot announced that “Israel’s ambassador will be summoned to explain”, depliating an “unacceptable” event. Italy has also summoned its Israel ambassador, deploreing “unacceptable threats” against diplomats.
Many European capitals have “condemned” these tsahal fires in the West Bank. Some countries, such as Belgium, demand from Israel “convincing explanations”, others, such as Türkiye, demand an “immediate research.” The Palestinian authority denounced “atrocious crime committed by Israeli occupation forces.”
Any threat against the life of diplomats is “unacceptable”, the head of European diplomacy Kaja Kallas reacted immediately in Brussels. For its part, the UN, through the voice of the spokesman Stéphane Dujarric, also requested a “meticulous research”, depliating “unacceptable” shots.
• A tense context between Israel and the European Union
These shots against foreign diplomats intervene in a tense context between the Hebrew State and the European Union. Kaja Kallas announced on Tuesday that the European Union will launch a “review” of its association agreement with the Hebrew State that intensifies its bombings against Gaza, where the humanitarian situation is catastrophic. The World Health Organization deplored that “two million” Gazauis have “hunger”
Twenty -two countriesIncluding France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan and Australia, on Monday demanded a “complete resumption of help to the Gaza Strip, immediately”, asking that nations and NGOs organize it.
For his part, Israel “completely rejects” the terms used by NGOs and who. In BFMTV this Monday, Israel’s ambassador to France Joshua Zarka deplore “an exaggeration”, saying that “Hamas used sick children and presented photos like hungry children.”
The rhetoric used by the West against Israel hardens particularly from the resumption of bombing by Israel last March. On May 13, Emmanuel Macron attacked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, describing his action in Gaza as “shame.”
Source: BFM TV
