Israel fired on diplomats visiting West Bank: Palestinian Authority
It condemned 'the heinous crime committed by the Israeli occupation forces, which deliberately targeted by live fire an accredited diplomatic delegation to the State of Palestine during a field visit to Jenin Governorate.'
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