Israeli forces have fired real fire this Wednesday against a diplomatic delegation composed of representatives of European, American and Arab countries visiting in the town of Yenín, in the north of the occupied Bank, as denounced by the Palestinian Foreign Ministry and have confirmed to the Efe Fuentes agency in the place.
The Ministry, which has assured that the attacks were to “intimidate”, has shared images of the incident in X, in which at least two Israeli uniformed are seen shooting in the direction of a group of people in the vicinity of the Yenín refugee field, adjacent to the town.
Official sources from the Spanish Foreign Ministry have confirmed to Eldiario.es that there was a Spaniard in the diplomat group and “is well.” “We are in contact with other affected countries to jointly coordinate an answer to what happened, which we condemn sharply,” the sources have added.
In a statement issued a few hours after the facts, the Foreign Ministry has sentenced “firmly the performance of the Armed Forces of Israel” and has demanded “an immediate and transparent investigation of this very serious incident”, remembering Israel “his obligation to protect diplomatic agents.”
The visit to Yenín was organized by the Foreign Ministry of the National Palestinian Authority (ANP), who invited countries that have diplomatic representation in the occupied Palestinian territories. The group was made up of about 30 people and there were diplomats from France, Italy, Canada, Denmark, Finland and the United Kingdom, among other countries. There were also national and international representatives of the United Nations. No one was injured.
From Brussels, the high representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, Kaja Kallas, has asked Israel to investigate the “incident” and “pay accounts who are responsible” for what happened.
According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, the delegation visited the area to see the conditions in which the population lives after several months of An Israeli military operation And to speak with the governor of Yenín, one of the areas that has been most punished by the Hebrew army.
In a statement, exterior has affirmed that attacking “representatives accredited before the State of Palestine constitutes a dangerous escalation” by the forces of “the occupation” “. He has also directly responsible for the Israeli government for this “cowardly attack.” He has also called for the countries to which diplomats belong “to adopt clear positions and deterrent measures against the occupant authorities.”
For its part, the Israel Army has said in a statement that “the delegation deviated from the approved route” by the Israel Defense Forces (FDI), with which the visit to this area considered of “active combat” was coordinated. “The delegation entered an area in which it was not authorized to be and the FDI soldiers operate in the area made warning shooting to move it away.” “No injuries or damage have been reported,” added the military statement.
The IFF acts in the town of Yenín and, in particular, its refugee camp since mid-January, when they launched the largest Israeli military operation in this territory occupied since the second Intifada (2000-2005), in which dozens of Palestinians have died, including several minors. Only in the field, they have completely destroyed 600 homes, according to figures from local authorities.
In Spain, the deputy of EH Bildu Oskar Matute has denounced that the soldiers have shot at a European delegation in the Congress of Deputies: “I understand that it is not because there are seconds in Eurovision. I understand that it will undoubtedly obey their willingness to exterminate the entire Palestinian population and that there are no eyes, that there are no witnesses.”
Source: www.eldiario.es
