Sumar MEP Jaume Asens and former Barcelona mayor Ada Colau denounced a tear gas attack during their visit to Palestine, with an “international delegation” coordinated by two associations of lawyers and human rights defenders. ‘humanity. Rights.
According to their social media posts, the Israeli army fired the gas “without saying a word” while accompanying Palestinian farmers picking olives near Qusra, a Palestinian village in the northern West Bank.
“We thought our presence here might have a deterrent effect, but that was not the case,” Asens said. “They threw tear gas and stun bullets at face level,” added the parliamentarian.
“Without saying a word, they started shooting indiscriminately,” Colau also said. on his Instagram account. “This is unacceptable and violates all international law,” he added. “What is intolerable is that the international community takes a position, and that is why we, this delegation, are here. »
The delegation, coordinated by the organizations Progressive International and the National Lawyers Guild of the United States, brings together legal experts, human rights defenders and international parliamentary representatives, according to Progressive International in a publication in X, collected by Europa Press.
