The ambassadors of Spain and Ireland, as well as the Norwegian representative to Israel, have been reprimanded by the Israeli Foreign Ministry.
They were also shown on Thursday a video of the brutal arrest of army observers on October 7 by militants from the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.
Foreign Minister Israel Katz had already announced this plan on Wednesday together with the summoning of the diplomats. Israeli media were also invited to the screening of the video.
In a subsequent statement, the Foreign Ministry said the recognition of a Palestinian state by the governments of Norway, Spain and Ireland would give Hamas a boost and make it even more difficult to go ahead with an agreement to release hostages.
The video was released in Israel on Wednesday evening – at the insistence of the young women’s families, who want to pressure for the resumption of negotiations over the release of the hostages.
The footage comes from the helmets and body cameras of Hamas militants involved in the attack on the military base where the observers worked.
Although images of the deaths and the worst scenes of violence have been removed, the video clearly shows the fear of the bound and sometimes bleeding young women and the threatening situation.
Israel reacted indignantly to the announcement by the three countries that they wanted to recognize a Palestinian state.
In addition to summoning the countries’ representatives to the Foreign Ministry, Katz also ordered the recall of the Israeli ambassadors in Oslo, Dublin and Madrid for immediate consultations.
