Among the diplomats present at the accident there was also Alessandro Tutino, Italian deputyons. After the episode, the Foreign Minister contacted Antonio Tajani to communicate that he is unharmed and have already returned to the consulate. Tajani asked for immediate clarifications to the Israeli government, declaring: “Threats against diplomats are unacceptable”. “I just gave the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – he added – to convene the ambassador of Israel to Rome to have official clarifications on what happened to Jenin”.
The IDF announced that a preliminary investigation is underway on the matter. Brigadier General Hisham Ibrahim promised to personally meet the representatives of the countries involved to share the first results of the investigation. In addition, the Israeli army expressed its excuses for the shots carried out in the direction of the group.
The mission of the delegation
The visit, organized by the Palestinian Foreign Ministry, aimed to show the consequences of recent Israeli attacks on the refugee camp. During the meeting with the governor of Jenin, the delegation received information on the serious local economic conditions, on the destruction of the infrastructures and the situation of the 22,000 displaced people. The delegation collected testimonies on the deterioration of living conditions in the area.
The apologies of the IDF
“Today the coordinated entry of a diplomatic delegation to Jenin was held – reads a note from the IDF – as part of the coordination, to the members of the delegation has been provided An approved pathwhich were asked to follow as the area is an active combat area. According to a first investigation, the delegation diverted from the approved path and entered an unauthorized area. The Soldiers of the IDF operating in the area shot warning strokes to remove them. No injuries or damage have been reported. At the end of the accident, once people were clarified that people were part of one delegation diplomaticsthe commander of the Judea and Samaria division, a Yaki Dolf brigade general, immediately examined the incident. In addition, the head of the Civil Administration, Brigadier General Hisham Ibrahim, has commissioned officers of the unit to speak immediately with the representatives of the countries concerned and will soon hold personal interviews with diplomats to update them on the results of the initial investigation. The IDF regrets the cause caused “.
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