\u201cThe IDF regrets the inconvenience caused,\u201d the Israel Defense Forces said, adding there would be an inquiry and the countries involved would be updated about its findings.<\/p>\n
The diplomats included delegates from the EU, France, the U.K., Italy, Canada, Russia, China and elsewhere, according to the Palestinian Authority, which organized the visit.<\/p>\n
\u201cA visit to Jenin, in which one of our diplomats was participating, was fired upon by Israeli soldiers. This is unacceptable,\u201d\u00a0said French Foreign Minister<\/a> Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot, adding that France will summon the Israeli ambassador \u201cto explain.\u201d<\/p>\n Germany\u2019s Foreign Ministry strongly condemned Israel\u2019s \u201cunprovoked shelling\u201d in a statement, and said it was a matter of luck that \u201cnothing worse had happened.\u201d The ministry said German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul had a phone call with diplomats who were on the site and he will ask his Israeli counterpart to \u201cclarify the circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n Belgian Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister\u00a0Maxime Pr\u00e9vot said<\/a>\u00a0that a Belgian diplomat was also involved in the incident. \u201cFortunately, he is all right,\u201d he said, adding that \u201cBelgium demands convincing explanations from Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n