The UN has called for quick resolution on al-Aqsa Mosque clashes warning against “catastrophic costs” of the tension in Jerusalem al-Quds.
UN warns of “catastrophic costs” of al-Aqsa Mosque clashes
presstv , 25 Jul 2017 - 9:45
The UN has called for quick resolution on al-Aqsa Mosque clashes warning against “catastrophic costs” of the tension in Jerusalem al-Quds.
"I call on the parties to refrain from provocative actions, show restraint and work towards finding a solution. It is extremely important that a solution to the current crisis be found by Friday this week. I think the dangers on the ground will escalate if we go through another cycle of Friday prayer without a resolution to this current crisis," said United Nations Middle East Envoy Nickolay Mladenov on Monday.
Tensions began to soar after the Tel Aviv regime’s imposition of restrictive measures on the entry of worshipers into the al-Aqsa Mosque compound. The new restrictive measures have seen the regime in Israel install metal detectors at entry points of the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of the occupied Jerusalem al-Quds.
“Nobody should be mistaken that these events are localized events. In fact, they may be taking place over a couple of hundred square meters but they affect millions, if not billions, of people around the world. They have the potential to have catastrophic costs well beyond the walls of the Old City, well beyond Israel and Palestine, well beyond the Middle East itself," he added.
Israel to remove metal detectors
Meanwhile, the Tel Aviv regime has announced that it will remove the metal detectors it had placed at the entrance of al-Aqsa and replace them with other surveillance means.
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