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Threatening gunfire from Israel on Wednesday near foreign diplomats at the entrance to a West Bank refugee camp is “unacceptable,” said the EU foreign policy chief.

“Any threats on diplomats’ lives are unacceptable,” Kaja Kallas said during a European Union-African Union meeting.

She urged Israel to investigate the incident and to hold those responsible accountable.

On X, Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot expressed “shock” about the incident and demanded a “convincing” explanation from Israel.

“We ask the government of Israel to immediately clarify what happened. The threats against diplomats are unacceptable,” Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani wrote on X.

He also said he had instructed the secretary general of Italy’s Foreign Ministry to summon the Israeli ambassador to Rome to obtain “official clarification” on the incident.

“A visit to Jenin, in which one of our diplomats was taking part, came under fire from Israeli soldiers. This is unacceptable. The Israeli ambassador will be summoned to provide an explanation,” French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot wrote on X.

He voiced support for French personnel on the ground, working under “challenging conditions.”

“I am shocked and appalled at reports that the IDF fired shots in the vicinity of a visit to Jenin today by a group of diplomats, including two Irish diplomats based in Ramallah. Fortunately, no-one was hurt. This is completely unacceptable and I condemn it in the strongest terms,” said Simon Harris, Ireland’s tanaiste (deputy prime minister) and minister of foreign affairs, trade, and defense, said in a statement.

A spokeswoman from the German Foreign Ministry “strongly condemned” the “unprovoked firing,” and asked for clarification from the Israeli government.

“The independent observer role of the diplomats on the ground is indispensable and in no way represents a threat to Israeli security interests,” she added.

The Spanish government “strongly condemned” the shooting in a written statement.

“We demand an immediate and transparent investigation into this extremely serious incident, and that Israel, as the occupying power, respect international law and its obligation to protect diplomatic agents,” it said.

Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp, for his part, said on X: "Diplomats should be able to do their work and threatening them is unacceptable."

Veldkamp added that he had spoken with the Dutch representative in the Palestinian territories and the ambassador to Israel, expressing relief that no one in the delegation was harmed.

He said the Netherlands condemns the shooting, has requested clarification from Israeli authorities, and is considering further steps in response.

Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen joined the European leaders and officials by calling the incident "unacceptable."

He noted that the Danish head of mission in Ramallah was among the diplomats and is "fortunately safe."

"In light of the seriousness of the situation, I have asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to summon the Israeli ambassador so that we can get an official explanation," he added.

Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger criticized the shooting. "One thing is absolutely clear: something like this must not happen," she wrote on X. “That is precisely why we expect the incident to be investigated by the Israeli authorities.”

Israeli forces opened fire to intimidate a foreign diplomatic delegation upon its arrival at an entrance to the Jenin refugee camp, a Palestinian official told Anadolu.

According to the official Palestinian news agency, Wafa, the delegation included diplomats from Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, the EU, Portugal, China, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Türkiye, Spain, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Japan, Romania, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Canada, India, Chile, France, and the UK, along with representatives from several other countries.