Western diplomats scramble for cover as Israeli soldiers fire warning shots in West Bank [Video]

Jerusalem: Western countries, including Canada and Britain, have condemned a decision by Israeli soldiers to fire warning shots near their diplomats during an official visit to the occupied West Bank overnight.

The Israeli military said the large international delegation “deviated from the approved route and entered an area where they were not authorised to be” and that soldiers fired “warning shots to distance them away”.

Footage shows individuals running to vehicles with diplomatic number plates as shots are heard in the distance. No injuries or damage were reported during the incident at Jenin.

“The IDF regrets the inconvenience caused,” the Israeli Defence Forces said in a statement, adding it was reviewing the incident.

France, Italy and Canada, who had diplomats among the delegation, said they had summoned the Israeli ambassadors to explain …