Today, Friday, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the Kingdom’s condemnation and denunciation of the Israeli occupation forces’ actions Storming Al-Aqsa Mosque closing its gates, and attacking unarmed worshipers inside the mosque and in its outer courtyards.
It also considered this systematic escalation a blatant attack on the sanctity of Al-Aqsa Mosque and its place in the conscience of the Islamic nation, and a violation of relevant international resolutions and covenants.
The Kingdom also called on the international community to play its role in holding the Israeli occupation forces fully responsible for the repercussions of the continuation of such crimes and violations on the defenseless Palestinian people, their land and holy sites, and on the chances of reviving the peace process in the Middle East, according to what was reported by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
Palestinians clean Al-Aqsa Mosque after Israeli forces stormed the mosque – Archyde.com, February 15, 2022
Earlier today, 153 Palestinians were injured as Israeli forces stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, and arrested about 400 people, after thousands arrived there in anticipation of rituals that Jewish groups intend to establish there.
Large Israeli forces stormed the mosque’s courtyards after the dawn prayers, and fired stun grenades, tear gas and rubber-coated bullets at the worshipers.
Israeli forces in the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem – Archyde.com
Reinforcements… and a separation wall
It is noteworthy that this escalation came after Israel sent reinforcements to the West Bank, and reinforced the separation wall with it, after four attacks that killed 14 people during the past three weeks.
These clashes also came after the killing of three Palestinians yesterday, Thursday, after the Israeli forces launched new operations in the Jenin area in the north of the occupied West Bank.
The Temple Mount in the Old City of East Jerusalem, occupied since 1967, often witnesses clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian demonstrators.