Israeli police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades towards rock-hurling Palestinian youth at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque late on Friday.The clashes at Islam's third holiest site and around East Jerusalem, which injured 205 Palestinians and 17 police officers, came amid mounting anger over the planned evictions.
"Saudi Arabia rejects Israel's plans and measures to evict dozens of Palestinians from their homes in Jerusalem and impose Israeli sovereignty over them," the kingdom's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement carried on Saudi-owned Al Arabiya. The UAE, which normalised relations with Israel last year, "strongly condemned" the clashes and the potential evictions, in a statement by the UAE's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Khalifa al-Marar, and urged Israeli authorities to reduce tensions.
In the statement, carried by state news agency WAM, Marar stressed "the need for Israeli authorities to assume their responsibilities - in line with international law - to provide necessary protection to Palestinian civilians' right to practice their religion, and to prevent practices that violate the sanctity of the Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque".Saudi Arabia, Islam's birthplace, has long championed the Palestinian cause and shunned official contacts with Israel.
In November, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu travelled to Saudi Arabia and met its crown prince, in the first publicly confirmed visit there by an Israeli leader.
The Arabs control the Al Asqa Mosque. UN US EU and Russia should stop stoking tensions. Tensions with Israeli security putting up metal barriers to the entrance of Temple Mount.
UAE's ambassador was tweeting about the dinner with Israeli officials when Zionists were storming Masjid Al Aqsa and shooting the worshippers.
they dont mean it
Israeli forces are to be declared terrorist organisation after this sinful act . Destroying peace in region.Shame on Israeli forces .
Turkish police using gas over people inside mosque during pray
Saudi and uae top 🤡. They probably sent the Israelis cold water and snacks to take when on break. Israhell
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I guess the F35 bribe is dead?
When they stop murdering innocents in Yemen, then they can chime in. Til then, they need to clean up their own back yard!
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This is highly condemnable and outrageous.
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