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Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Troops fire warning shots in air as foreign diplomats tour West Bank’s Jenin, footage shows; no comment from IDF
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
IDF troops fired warning shots in the air as a group of foreign diplomats was conducting a tour in the West Bank city of Jenin a short while ago, footage shows.
Videos from the incident, published by the Palestinian Authority’s foreign ministry, show dozens of people, including photographers, close to an army checkpoint in Jenin.
Soldiers are seen opening fire in the air from within the Jenin refugee camp, and the group flees back to their cars.
No injuries are reported.
The IDF has not yet commented on the incident.
According to Wafa, the delegation included diplomats from France, Britain, Canada, Spain, Russia, the European Union, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Portugal, China, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Turkey, Lithuania, Poland, Turkey, Japan, Romania, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Canada, India, Chile, and a number of representatives of other countries
The occupation forces opened heavy fire from inside the Jenin refugee camp to intimidate the diplomatic delegation that is conducting a field tour around the camp to witness the extent of the suffering endured by the residents of the area.
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