Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan condemned on Wednesday Israel’s Al-Aqsa Mosque raids, expressing his “sadness and anger.”
“Türkiye can by no means stay silent to assaults on Al-Aqsa Mosque, President Erdoğan stated, calling on Israel to cease assaults.
Al-Aqsa Mosque is Türkiye’s “red line,” he stated, including that the “people of Palestine are not alone.”
“It is understood that behind the wave of violence caused by the Israeli administration despite all the warnings, that they are stuck inside,” he underlined.
“This is called the policy of oppression.”
‘UNNACCEPTABLE’
Israeli police raids on Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem are “unacceptable,” Erdoğan additionally stated Wednesday, calling on Israel to desert steps which might be fueling tensions.
“The intrusions and threats against the sanctity and historical significance of Al-Aqsa Mosque as well as Palestinians’ freedom of religion and life must cease,” Erdoğan stated in a televised interview.
His remarks got here after tensions escalated when Israeli police detained round 350 worshippers from contained in the Al-Aqsa Mosque complicated.
A bunch of Palestinians barricaded themselves contained in the Al-Qibli Prayer Hall within the Al-Aqsa Mosque complicated after Jewish settlers referred to as for a raid on the mosque. They tried to forestall police from coming into by closing its doorways.
Surrounding the Al-Qibli Prayer Hall, 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.
“We will continue to stand by our Palestinian brothers and sisters under all circumstances and to protect our sacred values. Israel should know this as well,” Erdoğan stated.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
