Morocco ‘strongly’ condemned raids conducted today by Israeli police on Al-Aqsaa mosque that led to violent clashes with worshippers, and the arrest of 350 people.
A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it rejects ‘such practices,’ which” exacerbate the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories and undermine efforts to achieve calm and rebuild trust.”
Saudi Arabia, and the Arab League condemned the violence.
Israeli police said in a statement justifying the attack that “several law-breaking youths and masked agitators” fortified the mosque “in order to disrupt public order and desecrate the mosque leading to a raid.
At least twelve people were injured during the clashes according to the Palestinian Red Crescent in Jerusalem.
The incident happened as the Holy Month of Ramadan overlaps with the Jewish Passover holiday.
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