Israeli troops fired “warning shots” during a visit by foreign diplomats to the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, May 21, the military said, drawing condemnation as pressure mounted on Israel to allow aid into war-battered Gaza.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas urged Israel to hold to account those responsible for the shooting near Jenin, a stronghold of Palestinian armed groups and a frequent target of Israeli raids.
The Palestinian foreign ministry accused Israel of having “deliberately targeted with live fire an accredited diplomatic delegation.” A European diplomat said the group had gone to the area “to see the destruction” caused by months of Israeli operations.
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