European envoy Sven Kuehn von Burgsdorff blasts Israel for the lack of 'proportionality' in its use of force following a deadly raid by Israeli troops on Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank
"The [Israeli] military assault on Jenin was painful," Sven Kuhn von Burgsdorff, the EU representative to the Palestinian Authority, told a press conference held at the camp. / Photo: AFP
On Saturday, European Union representative to the Palestinian territories Sven Kuehn von Burgsdorff said"the [Israeli] military assault on Jenin was painful" and a"violation of international law." "We are concerned about the deployment of weaponry and weapons systems which question the proportionality of the military during the operation," Kuehn von Burgsdorff said of the raid that killed 12 Palestinians and one Israeli soldier.
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