More than a dozen governments have condemned Israel after its forces fired in the direction of a diplomatic delegation near the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera reports.

Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Qatar and Egypt were among the countries to condemn Israeli forces for firing “warning shots” near diplomats.

The Israeli army has said its soldiers fired “warning shots” after the foreign diplomats, who included representatives of the European Union, the United Kingdom, Russia and China, deviated from a previously agreed-on route.

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