PARIS: The French Foreign Ministry has issued a formal complaint to Israel over shots that were fired at a convoy of French officials who had traveled to the border with Gaza.
Ambassador Daniel Shek was summoned to the French ministry to respond to an incident on the Gaza border involving a French diplomatic delegation.
The French officials were reportedly blocked for hours at the Erez Crossing, according to the Reuters news agency, after they were sent to assess the reopening of the terminals and to inspect projects funded by France.
French Foreign Ministry spokesman Eric Chevallier said: “At the end of this visit, the convoy, which had planned to go back to Jerusalem in the evening, was blocked by the Israeli authorities for more than six hours.” He added that the convoy, “which also included other European diplomats, had two warning shots fired at it from Israeli soldiers.”
Chevallier said Shek was summoned “to protest against this unacceptable incident and demand explanations from him.”
Source: Reuters
The French officials were reportedly blocked for hours at the Erez Crossing, according to the Reuters news agency, after they were sent to assess the reopening of the terminals and to inspect projects funded by France.
French Foreign Ministry spokesman Eric Chevallier said: “At the end of this visit, the convoy, which had planned to go back to Jerusalem in the evening, was blocked by the Israeli authorities for more than six hours.” He added that the convoy, “which also included other European diplomats, had two warning shots fired at it from Israeli soldiers.”Chevallier said Shek was summoned “to protest against this unacceptable incident and demand explanations from him.”
Source: Reuters
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