Türkiye urges int’l pressure on Israeli gov’t after police raids on Al-Aqsa mosque
ANKARA (AA) — Following the latest Israeli police raids on the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, Türkiye’s presidential spokesman called on the international community to put pressure on Tel Aviv over the incident.
In an exclusive interview, Ibrahim Kalin condemned the “reckless attack” by Israeli forces in the strongest terms.
Kalin said the latest attacks on Al-Aqsa and arrests of Palestinian civilians were a means for the Israeli government to “cover up its own internal predicament,” referring to weeks-long unrest over a judicial overhaul proposal by the administration of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
The Turkish official also stressed that Ankara would continue to “oppose any attempt to change the status of Jerusalem or the Al Aqsa mosque.”
For Muslims all over the world observing the sacred Islamic month of Ramadan, the Al Aqsa mosque represents the third holiest site in Islam. Since the coming to power of Netanyahu’s cabinet dominated by Zionist radicals, incursions into the sacred compound have intensified. Muslim worshippers engaged in prayers at the mosque risk personal safety amidst an atmosphere of insecurity.
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