Turkey warns that the raids risk further deepening tensions, instability in the region
Dozens of Israeli occupiers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied East Jerusalem on Thursday morning under the protection of Israeli forces. the official news agencyWafareported.
Local sources said occupiers entered the compound and publicly performed Talmudic rituals in its courtyards under Israeli protection,Wafaadded.
Under Israeli occupation police protection, a group of Zionist settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque's courtyards, desecrating the holy site by singing. dancing.Follow:https://t.co/B3zXG74hnUpic.twitter.com/AuPjbboebY
The Turkish foreign ministry condemned the act in a statement posted on X, saying, "Such provocative acts, which violate the historical. legal status of Al-Aqsa Mosque as a holy site belonging to Muslims, risk further deepening tensions and instability in the region."
The statement ended with a call to protect the rights of Palestinians. prevent "violations in occupied East Jerusalem and against its holy sites."
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Israel's far-right National Security Minister ItamarBen-Gvirstormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound last month in occupied East Jerusalem under heavy police protection.
Citing the Jerusalem Governorate,Wafasaid the incursion came amid an ongoing escalation of violations against Islamic. Christian holy sites in East Jerusalem, as well as continued restrictions on worshippers’ access to the mosque.
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Al-Aqsa Mosque is the world's third-holiest site for Muslims. Jews call the area Temple Mount, claiming it was the site of two Jewish temples in ancient times.Israeli police have allowed occupiers to enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound daily, except Fridays. Saturdays, since 2003.
Israeli occupiers stormed the mosque 30 times in April, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs.
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Palestinians said Israel had intensified efforts for decades to Judaize East Jerusalem, including Al-Aqsa Mosque,. erase the city’s Arab and Islamic identity.
Palestinians seek East Jerusalem as the capital of their future state. citing international resolutions that do not recognise Israel’s occupation of the city in 1967 or its annexation in 1980.
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