Italy says threats to diplomats ‘unacceptable’ after West Bank shots
Rome; Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Wednesday slammed the firing of shots at diplomats visiting the flashpoint West Bank city of Jenin and called on Israel to “immediately clarify”.
“I have just spoken to Alessandro Tutino, the Deputy Consul General of Italy in Jerusalem, who is well and who was among the diplomats who were shot at near the Jenin refugee camp,” Tajani said on X.
“We call on the government of Israel to immediately clarify what happened. Threats against diplomats are unacceptable,” he said.
Israel’s military said troops fired “warning shots” after the diplomats deviated from an approved route during a visit to the occupied city, adding that no injuries were reported and the army “regrets the inconvenience caused”.
Meanwhile, Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani summoned the Israeli ambassador after warning shots were fired at diplomats.
Tajani said on X that he had instructed his ministry to “summon the Israeli Ambassador to Rome to obtain official clarifications on what happened in Jenin”.
Israel’s military said troops fired “warning shots” after the diplomats deviated from an approved route during a visit to the occupied city, adding that no injuries were reported and the army “regrets the inconvenience caused”.
Tajani said earlier he had spoken to Alessandro Tutino, the Deputy Consul General of Italy in Jerusalem, “who is well and who was among the diplomats who were shot at near the Jenin refugee camp”.
“We call on the government of Israel to immediately clarify what happened. Threats against diplomats are unacceptable,” he said on X.
The incident came as international pressure mounted on Israel over the war in the Gaza Strip, where Palestinians waited desperately for vital supplies after the easing of a two-month total aid blockade.
