Pakistan strongly condemns Israeli raid on Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque

Islamabad (QNN)- Pakistan has strongly condemned the Israeli raid on Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem on the third day of the holy month of Ramadan, saying “such reprehensible attacks” on the mosque “have become a regular feature in recent years.”

In a statement issued on Monday, Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it “strongly condemns the raid by Israeli forces on Al Aqsa Mosque on the third day of the holy month of Ramadan, expelling the worshippers and violating the sanctity of the Mosque – one of the holiest sites of Muslims.”

“Such reprehensible attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli occupation forces, during the holy month of Ramadan, have become a regular feature in recent years,” the statement read.

These acts not only “constitute grave violation of fundamental right to freedom of religion or belief of the Palestinian people but also an affront to the religious sentiments of over 1.5 billion Muslims around the world.”

The statement added, “The indiscriminate use of force by Israeli occupation forces against defenseless Palestinians defies all humanitarian and human rights norms and laws. By carrying out the illegal raids, Israel has backed out on its own recent commitment to respect the sanctity of Ramadan.”

Pakistan also called upon the international community to take urgent action to “put an end to the Israeli transgressions that have been particularly ascendant since the beginning of this year.”

It also reaffirmed its “unstinted support for the Palestinian people and the Palestinian cause, and renew our call for a viable, independent and contiguous Palestinian State, with pre-1967 borders, and Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital being the only just, comprehensive and lasting solution of the Palestinian question, in accordance with the relevant United Nations and OIC resolutions.”

On the night of the third day of Ramadan, scores of Israeli police officers broke into the holy site and forcibly expelled hundreds of Muslim and Palestinian worshipers out of the holy site. At least two worshipers were arrested by the police, according to witnesses. The day after, the police also raided the holy site and forced the worshipers who were staying there for worship out of the holy site before allowing dozens of Israeli settlers to enter the mosque and perform Talmudic rituals.

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