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Turkish President Erdogan reiterates that Türkiye can by no means stay silent to assaults on Al Aqsa Mosque and calls on Israel to cease assaults.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has strongly condemned Israel’s raid on Al Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, saying: “I want to express sadness and anger.”
“Türkiye cannot remain silent in the face of attacks. Reaching out to Al Aqsa Mosque and trampling on the sanctity of the Haram al Sharif is our red line,” Erdogan mentioned after an iftar dinner with retired folks within the capital Ankara, a particular fast-breaking meal for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
His remarks got here after the stress escalated when Israeli police detained round 350 worshippers from contained in the Al Aqsa Mosque complicated.
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In video: Israeli troops storm Al Aqsa Mosque, severely beating harmless Palestinian worshipers, wounding dozens and drawing widespread condemnations pic.twitter.com/DaowSGHyUt
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‘Vile acts’
A bunch of Palestinians barricaded themselves contained in the Al Qibli Mosque within the Al Aqsa compound after Jewish settlers referred to as for a raid on the holy web site. They tried to stop police from coming into by closing its doorways.
Surrounding the Al Qibli Mosque, Israeli police went as much as the roof of the mosque, smashed home windows, and initially used sound bombs in opposition to worshippers inside. Some within the mosque tried to withstand police by throwing fireworks.
“I condemn the vile acts against the first qibla of Muslims and call for the attacks to be stopped as soon as possible,” Erdogan mentioned.
Saying that Israel follows “the politics of oppression,” Erdogan added that Palestinian individuals are not alone.
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Source: AA
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