Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns the storming of al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem by Israeli settlers, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Tuesday.
In a recent statement, the ministry voiced the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s denunciation and denial of the heinous storming of al-Aqsa Mosque’s compound, which was taken out by Israeli settlers amid the protection of the Israeli occupation forces.
The attack happened during Ramadan, a month-long period considered to be holy and a time of spirituality and prayer in Islam. SPA quoted the ministry as saying such activities damage peace efforts and disobey international principles and norms regarding respect for religious sanctities.
The foreign ministry added that Saudi Arabia supports all efforts sought at ending the occupation and reaching a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian cause that promotes the Palestinian people to establish their independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders, with East Al-Quds (East Jerusalem) as its capital.
According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, dozens of extremist Israeli settlers stormed the compounds of al-Aqsa Mosque. The General Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem said in a statement that several settlers carried out the attacks under serious protection from the Israeli Occupation forces, WAFA reported.
