ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has denounced the Israeli action against Palestinianworshippers at Al-Aqsa mosque in East Jerusalem.
At least 57 Palestinians were injured in clashes with the Israeli policeinside the mosque on Friday. They were injured by rubber-coated metalbullets. Dozens of cases of suffocation during a raid by the Israelisecurity forces were also reported.
Nearly 150,000 Palestinians performed the third and penultimate Fridayprayer of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa, despite restrictions imposed by Israel.
“Pakistan strongly condemns the use of teargas by drones against innocentworshippers in Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli Occupation Forces today,” thePakistani foreign ministry said on Twitter late Friday.
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“Such actions, especially in Ramadan, are reprehensible and violate allinternational norms and laws. We urge international community to protectPalestinian people.”
Last week, Pakistan’s political leaders and foreign office condemnedIsraeli attacks on Al-Aqsa mosque and demanded immediate action by theUnited Nations Security Council (UNSC).
