According to the report that Israeli soldiers fired as a warning to the diplomats, which were formally visiting the camp around the camp. Israeli is a major military operation in the area since January.
In the media report, the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) quoted a statement, saying that the mission was organized by the Palestinian authorities and it was approved by Israel, though the mission was deviated from the road.
The team included UNRWA employees in the UN agency, who assisted diplomatic and Palestinian refugees from more than 20 countries. No one was injured in the shootout.
Diplomats should be respected
When UN spokesperson Stepan Duzrick was asked about the incident during his regular press conference, he said that general secretary Antonio Gouresh was concerned about the news that “Israeli security forces fired at diplomats and UN workers”.
He said, “It is clear that diplomats who are doing their job should never be shot, should not be attacked in any way, and should not be attacked on their protection, their dignity should always be respected.”
“The use of any kind of energy against them is unacceptable and we call on the Israeli authorities to conduct a extensive investigation, to share the decisions with us and take action so that there is no other such incident.”
‘Use of excess forces’
Holland Frederich, director of UNRWA on the west coast, has expressed views against the Israeli army’s activities.
He said in a tweet, “The incident regularly reminded the Israeli protection forces on the west coast, which often had serious consequences.”
He said that “the western coast is not a war zone”, but from January 17, the Palestinian Israeli occupation has been killed in violence.
He said “Israeli Defense Force says they are investigating the incident. However, ‘Galti (representative) has identified as threats’ and claiming ‘Pills’ claims to claim that the seriousness of today’s event will not be fully described.”
“It creates serious concerns over how the war rules are applied to unarmed citizens,” Lolland Fredes said.
Meanwhile, many countries have condemned the incident. The German Foreign Ministry issued a statement and called on Israel to investigate the case.
The statement said, “The Federal Foreign Office is strongly condemned to operate this unnecessary firing.
Genin camp
The United Nations, Xenin Camp and other places on the west coast are looking at the situation.
Holund Frederick said that the military operation called ‘Iron Wall’ (Iron Wall) on January 21 reached the “almost impossible” camp. All residents were forcibly displaced and UNRW’s services were completely suspended there.
He urged the camp to recover the reach of safe people, as well as allowed the displaced people to return immediately.