France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot was due to visit the French-owned Eleona church compound, which houses a sanctuary, on Thursday when the incident occurred. Armed Israeli officers entered the site without authorization, France’s Foreign ...

Armed Israeli Police Thursday evening broke into The Church of the Pater Noster in the occupied city of Jerusalem, prompting French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot to abandon a scheduled visit to the site.

France accused Israel on Thursday of jeopardizing diplomatic relations after Israeli security forces entered a Jerusalem holy site under French jurisdiction, briefly detaining two French officials with diplomatic immunity.

The French foreign ministry says armed Israeli police forced their way into a French-owned church compound in the contested city of Jerusalem, briefly detaining two consulate members and prompting the top French diplomat to abandon his planned visit to the site.

A diplomatic incident erupted between France and Israel after Israeli security forces briefly detained two French diplomats at a French-administered site in Jerusalem. France condemned the action as a violation of diplomatic norms,

Two French officials deployed to a historic site under the country's administration in Jerusalem were briefly arrested by Israeli police on Thursday, France's foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said. The incident occurred when Barrot was due to visit the compound of The Church of the Pater Noster,

France accused Israel of straining bilateral ties when Israeli security entered a French-administered holy site in Jerusalem, detaining two French diplomats. This occurred before French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot's visit,

France accused Israel on Thursday of harming bilateral ties after Israeli security forces entered a holy site under French administration in Jerusalem and briefly detained two French officials with diplomatic status.