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SvennoJ on 21 May 2025
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Israeli forces ‘shoot towards’ European diplomatic delegation in Jenin

Local media is reporting that Israeli forces fired towards a diplomatic delegation visiting Jenin camp in the occupied West Bank.

The delegation included diplomats from the European Union, reports Quds News Network. They were fired at near a gate at the camp’s eastern entrance, according to the Palestinian Information Center.

According to Wafa news agency, Israeli soldiers fired five bullets towards the delegation, which was made up of officials from numerous European and Arab states. The report did not mention any casualties.

The delegation had travelled to Jenin, along with a group of journalists, to see the camp’s conditions and speak to its governor, Wafa said.


An Israeli soldier is seen next to an iron gate at the entrance to Jenin camp, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank


Palestinian Foreign Ministry shares footage of Israeli shooting near diplomatic delegation in Jenin

The footage, shared by the ministry on its X platform, appears to show Israeli soldiers firing shots near the foreign diplomatic delegation.

Shouts are heard as the shots ring out, before members of the delegation rush away from the scene.

The ministry said the Israeli forces fired the shots to “intimidate” the delegation as it toured the camp.



Foreign diplomats come under Israeli fire on official West Bank visit

https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/21/middleeast/diplomats-israeli-fire-west-bank-intl


Members of a diplomatic delegation from the European Union during a visit to the city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank on May 21

Delegations from more than 20 countries, including the United Kingdom, France, Canada and others, were on an official mission to see the humanitarian situation in the besieged camp, according to the Palestinian Authority’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which called the incident a “deliberate and unlawful act.”