A senior Palestinian official has criticized the meeting held by Israeli cabinet members in the Al Aqsa Mosque calling that a “provocation”.
Palestinian official criticizes Israeli cabinet meeting under Al Aqsa
29 May 2017 - 9:25
A senior Palestinian official has criticized the meeting held by Israeli cabinet members in the Al Aqsa Mosque calling that a “provocation”.
“We condemn in the strongest terms the latest provocation by Israel, holding its weekly [cabinet meeting] in the tunnels beneath al-Aqsa Mosque Compound in occupied East Jerusalem al-Quds,” said Saeb Erekat on Sunday.
Al-Aqsa Mosque is the third holiest site for Muslims after Masjid al-Haram in Mecca and Masjid al-Nabawi in Medina.
The Tel Aviv regime held its cabinet meeting at the Western Wall tunnels to mark the 50th anniversary of Israel's occupation of East al-Quds.
In a war in 1967, Israel captured the West Bank and East Jerusalem al-Quds, where the al-Aqsa Mosque compound is located. Since then, Tel Aviv has continued to expand its illegal settlements and other projects in the area.
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